§ 36-1-15 — [Issues to be tried without jury; applicability of Rules of

Civil Procedure; burden of proof.] The issues shall be tried to the court without a jury. So far as they may conveniently be applied and except as varied herein, the Rules of Civil Practice and Procedure in the District Courts shall govern the conduct of the trial, including compulsory attendance of witnesses, examination of witnesses, the admissibility of evidence and the amendment of pleadings. Upon the issues the burden of proof shall be upon the prosecution.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 17-1-9.7, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 180, § 7.