What is the burden of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Garcia-Morteo, A145786 (Cal. App. 2017):
The Fifth and Sixth Amendments "require the prosecution to prove to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt every element of a crime." (People v. Sengpadychith (2001) 26 Cal.4th 316, 324, italics omitted.) A trial court must "instruct the jury in a criminal
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case on the presumption of innocence in favor of the defendant and the prosecution's burden of proving guilt beyond reasonable doubt." (People v. Aranda (2012) 55 Cal.4th 342, 352-353.)
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