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"Beyond a reasonable doubt" which a legal standard of guilt in Texas was used in criminal cases. It is the standard that should be met by the evidence of the prosecution in a criminal case. This means that there should be no other logical explanation that can be derived from facts not including the fact the suspect or defendant committed such crime.