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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 70.20: Standards of proof for conviction
Where this section sits in the code
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Part 1. General Provisions
- Title D. Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters
- Article 70. Standards of Proof
§ 70.20 Standards of proof for conviction.
No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless based upon
trial evidence which is legally sufficient and which establishes beyond
a reasonable doubt every element of such offense and the defendant's
commission thereof.
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