Is a jury required to agree that neither party bears the burden of proof?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Brooks, 219 Cal.Rptr.3d 331, 3 Cal.5th 1, 396 P.3d 480 (Cal. 2017):
and the trial court is not required to explicitly tell the jury that neither party bears the burden of proof." (People v. Leonard, supra , 40 Cal.4th at p. 1429, 58 Cal.Rptr.3d 368, 157 P.3d 973.)
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