{"id":13662,"date":"2018-02-11T18:09:48","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T18:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13662"},"modified":"2018-02-11T18:43:42","modified_gmt":"2018-02-11T18:43:42","slug":"burden-of-persuasion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reunitethestates.org\/?page_id=13662","title":{"rendered":"Burden of Persuasion – a party\u2019s duty to convince the fact-finder (judge or jury) to view the facts in a way that favors that party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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burden of persuasion<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(1923)<\/span><\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> A party\u2019s duty to convince the fact-finder<\/a> to view the facts in a way that favors that party.\u00a0 *\u00a0 In civil cases, the plaintiff\u2019s burden is usually \u201cby a preponderance of the evidence,\u201d while in criminal cases the prosecution\u2019s burden is \u201cbeyond a reasonable doubt.\u201d <\/strong>\u2014 aka persuasion burden<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; risk of nonpersuasion<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; risk of jury doubt<\/strong><\/em><\/span>; (loosely) burden of proof<\/strong><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The burden of convincing the jury or the court as the trier of the issue or issues of act; the ultimate burden of proof.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The ultimate burden of proof; the responsibility of convincing the jury, or in a nonjury trial, the judge, of the truth.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

standard of proof <\/span>–<\/strong> (1857) The degree or level of proof demanded in a specific case, such as “beyond a reasonable doubt” or “by a preponderance of evidence”; a rule about the quality of the evidence that a party must bring forward to prevail.<\/strong> \u2014 aka degree of proof<\/strong><\/em><\/span>. [1]<\/span><\/p>\n

1. The kind, degree, or level of proof required in a particular case.\u00a0 For EXAMPLE, see and compare clear and convincing proof; proof beyond a reasonable doubt; proof by a preponderance of evidence.<\/strong> [3]<\/span><\/p>\n

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[1]: Black\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0Deluxe Tenth Edition\u00a0by Henry Campbell Black & Editor in Chief Bryan A. Garner<\/a>. ISBN: 978-0-314-62130-6<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[2]: Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>with Pronunciations
\n<\/b><\/span><\/em>Third Edition<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>by James A. Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Edited by William S. Anderson.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a9 1969 by THE LAWYER\u2019S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY.\u00a0 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 68-30931<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

[3]:\u00a0\u00a0Ballantine\u2019s Law Dictionary <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/strong>Legal Assistant Edition<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/em>
\nby Jack Ballantine\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/strong>(James Arthur 1871-1949).\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/em>Doctored<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>by\u00a0Jack G. Handler,\u00a0J.D.<\/a>\u00a0\u00a9 1994 Delmar by Thomson Learning.\u00a0 ISBN 0-8273-4874-6.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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