From before 9&#x2F;11:<p><i>In 1993 the Gallup poll found that 64% of the public agreed with the following: &quot;Regardless of what the law says, a defendant in a criminal trial should be required to prove his or her innocence.&quot; In the same poll, 70% of the respondents agreed that our judicial system makes it too hard to convict people accused of crimes.</i>