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To: Psalm 144
.. but I don’t see proof beyond a reasonable doubt at this point.

This is not a capital murder case. You don't need PBARD as the standard for conviction. Preponderence of evidence is good enough.

57 posted on 06/30/2010 6:50:51 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: nwrep

You don’t need PBARD as the standard for conviction. Preponderence of evidence is good enough.

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Preponderance is the norm in civil cases. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt IS required for criminal convictions in the US.


74 posted on 06/30/2010 7:57:17 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (The Democrats' mascot is a jackass. This is because they are asses who are in it for the jack.)
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