Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Presumption of Regularity — Judicial Acts — Applicability to Court Proceedings

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

The presumption of regularity (omnia praesumuntur rite et solemniter esse acta) applies to judicial acts, including the recording of pleas. The court presumes that the proceedings were conducted properly unless the contrary is shown. The burden is on the party alleging irregularity to prove it.…

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