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CPL - Criminal Procedure
Part 1 - General Provisions
Title D - Rules of Evidence, Standards of Proof and Related Matters
Article 70 - Standards of Proof
70.20 - Standards of Proof for Conviction.
Universal Citation: NY Crim Pro L § 70.20 (2017)
70.20 Standards of proof for conviction.No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless based upon trial evidence which is legally sufficient and which establishes beyond a reasonable doubt every element of such offense and the defendant's commission thereof.
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