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| − | Beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminating all doubt, but it does require that the evidence be so conclusive that all reasonable doubts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person. [[ | + | '''Beyond a reasonable doubt''' is the standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a [[crime]] has been proven by the [[prosecution]]. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminating all doubt, but it does require that the evidence be so conclusive that all reasonable doubts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person. |
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| + | [[Preponderance of the evidence]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 03:10, July 13, 2016
Beyond a reasonable doubt is the standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution. This standard of proof does not require that the state establish absolute certainty by eliminating all doubt, but it does require that the evidence be so conclusive that all reasonable doubts are removed from the mind of the ordinary person.