{"data":{"id":"us-mt/26-1-403","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"26-1-403","heading":"Instructions to jury on standard of proof required to meet burden of persuasion.","body":"The jury is to be instructed by the court on all proper occasions:\n(1) that in civil cases the affirmative of the issue must be proved, and when the evidence is contradictory, the decision must be made according to the preponderance of the evidence; and\n(2) that in criminal cases guilt must be established beyond reasonable doubt.","path":["TITLE 26. EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 1. STATUTORY PROVISIONS ON EVIDENCE","Part 4. Burdens of Proof"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0260/chapter_0010/part_0040/section_0030/0260-0010-0040-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:19Z","sha256":"3b78d172b5d116fbd79526c794a8fff5e8c0446239609ab6ebabbe39eae236a0","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/26-1-402","next":"us-mt/26-1-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}