Who said they were?
Moby Grape did in an earlier post.
“Flawed reasoning. There was NO evidence presented by the defense that she died accidentally, only conjecture. Since when is a “possibility” grounds for reasonable doubt.”Evidence needs to be provided to prove something; conjecture as to possibilities can be raised and needs no evidence to prove it. The defense doesn't have to prove something happened for the jury to consider it possible.
Bob, you are correct. It seems people here think the defense are suppose to “prove” something.
In a trial, each side, (the prosecution and the defense) presents a theory about what happened but only the prosecution has any responsibilty to prove their theory.
If the prosecution fails to prove their theory to the jurors, they will find the defendent not guilty.