What is the reasonable doubt standard in motor vehicle accidents?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Aston, 162 Cal.App.3d 658, 208 Cal.Rptr. 754 (Cal. App. 1984):
22 The reasonable doubt standard also contains an objective element. "A 'reasonable doubt', at a minimum, is one based upon 'reason' ". (Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 317, 99 S.Ct. 2781, 2788, 61 L.Ed.2d 560, 572.) This requires that the jury's subjective state of certainty be supported by objective evidence of its reasonableness.
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