{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-25.00","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 25.00","heading":"Defenses; burden of proof","body":"§ 25.00 Defenses; burden of proof.\n  1. When a \"defense,\" other than an \"affirmative defense,\" defined by\nstatute is raised at a trial, the people have the burden of disproving\nsuch defense beyond a reasonable doubt.\n  2. When a defense declared by statute to be an \"affirmative defense\"\nis raised at a trial, the defendant has the burden of establishing such\ndefense by a preponderance of the evidence.","path":["Penal Law","Part 1. General Provisions","Title C. Defenses","Article 25. Defenses In General"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/25.00","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"4874e714ff26dcd65e0856a2bd46ae89f4c8986d4c5087d98036783b1d60deeb","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-20.25","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-30.00"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}