{"data":{"id":"us-ca/evid-668","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EVID § 668","heading":"","body":"An unlawful intent is presumed from the doing of an unlawful act. This presumption is inapplicable in a criminal action to establish the specific intent of the defendant where specific intent is an element of the crime charged.","path":["Evidence Code - EVID","DIVISION 5. BURDEN OF PROOF; BURDEN OF PRODUCING EVIDENCE; PRESUMPTIONS AND INFERENCES [500. - 670.]","CHAPTER 3. Presumptions and Inferences [600. - 670.]","ARTICLE 4. Presumptions Affecting the Burden of Proof [660. - 670.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"3ad886a83a48bf8b2efa333032576cfa7ebb14104fcafb74576448a104505ccc","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/evid-667","next":"us-ca/evid-669"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}