California · Evidence Code

EVID §607: When a presumption affecting the burden of proof operates in a criminal action to establish presumptively any fact that is essential to the defendant’s guilt, the presumption operates only if the fact

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute defines how presumptions work in criminal trials: a presumption affecting burden of proof may establish a fact essential to guilt only if the underlying facts are proven beyond reasonable doubt, requiring the defendant to raise only reasonable doubt about the presumed fact.

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When a presumption affecting the burden of proof operates in a criminal action to establish presumptively any fact that is essential to the defendant’s guilt, the presumption operates only if the facts that give rise to the presumption have been found or otherwise established beyond a reasonable doubt and, in such case, the defendant need only raise a reasonable doubt as to the existence of the presumed fact.

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