California § 502. 502. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

California Statutes

§ 502. — 502. (Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.)

California § 502.

JurisdictionCalifornia

Code EVIDEvidence Code - EVID

Div. 5.DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES

Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Burden of Proof

Art. 1.ARTICLE 1. General

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The court on all proper occasions shall instruct the jury as to which party bears the burden of proof on each issue and as to whether that burden requires that a party raise a reasonable doubt concerning the existence or nonexistence of a fact or that he establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact by a preponderance of the evidence, by clear and convincing proof, or by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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The court on all proper occasions shall instruct the jury as to which party bears the burden of proof on each issue and as to whether that burden requires that a party raise a reasonable doubt concerning the existence or nonexistence of a fact or that he establish the existence or nonexistence of a fact by a preponderance of the evidence, by clear and convincing proof, or by proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Enacted by Stats. 1965, Ch. 299.

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