What is the burden of proof for the prosecution in civil cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Van Atta v. Scott, 166 Cal.Rptr. 149, 27 Cal.3d 424, 613 P.2d 210 (Cal. 1980):
This court has expressed similar views. Thus, the prosecution has been held to bear a heavy burden of proof ". . . in any proceeding in which the state threatens to deprive an individual of his 'good name and freedom.' " (People v. Burnick (1975) 14
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