{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-70.20","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 70.20","heading":"Standards of proof for conviction","body":"§ 70.20  Standards of proof for conviction.\n  No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless based upon\ntrial evidence which is legally sufficient and which establishes beyond\na reasonable doubt every element of such offense and the defendant's\ncommission thereof.","path":["Criminal Procedure Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title D. Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters","Article 70. Standards of Proof"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CPL/70.20","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"28231e1e7a796f2ef78d190d5c122febd7e7bc4cd58a087f7aa8b539c6d6d8ed","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-70.10","next":"us-ny/n.y.-criminal-procedure-law-95.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}