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2014 Georgia Code
Title 24 - EVIDENCE
Chapter 14 - PROOF GENERALLY
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 24-14-3 - Amount of mental conviction required; preponderance of evidence in civil cases

GA Code § 24-14-3 (2014) What's This?

Moral and reasonable certainty is all that can be expected in legal investigation. Except as provided in Code Section 51-1-29.5 or Code Section 51-12-5.1, in all civil proceedings, a preponderance of evidence shall be considered sufficient to produce mental conviction. In criminal proceedings, a greater strength of mental conviction shall be held necessary to justify a verdict of guilty.

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