The Legal Position of Judge Confidence in Imposing Criminal Decisions Related to the Principle of Justice-Based on Dubio Pro Reo

Judges in deciding cases must be based on two main criteria, namely the judge's conviction and at least two pieces of evidence to determine that the defendant is the one who committed the crime. If the judge during the trial does not get confidence in valid evidence, then the in Dubio Pro Reo principle applies. This study aims to determine and analyze the legal position of judges' beliefs in imposing criminal decisions related to the principle of justice-based in Dubio Pro Reo. The research method used is normative legal research method. The conclusion of the research results shows that the urgency of the in Dubio Pro Reo principle is applied as a form of protection of human rights, especially for the accused and as a form of fulfilling the presumption of innocence, so that by applying the in Dubio Pro Reo principle