Does the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt apply to decisions to get married or to change lanes while driving?

Crowder argues that this was a misstatement of the law. He notes that in several cases, courts have found error in prosecutors' arguments comparing the standard of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to ordinary decision-making. For example, in People v. Nguyen (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 28, the court held that the prosecutor committed misconduct by comparing the standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt to decisions to get married or to change lanes while driving a car. (Id. at p. 36.) The court noted, "It is clear the almost reflexive decision to change lanes while driving is quite different from the reasonable doubt standard in a criminal case. The marriage example is also misleading since the decision to marry is often based on a standard far less than reasonable doubt, as reflected in statistics indicating 33 to 60 percent of all marriages end in divorce." (Ibid.)