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Mont. Code Ann. § 26-1-403

Instructions to jury on standard of proof required to meet burden of persuasion

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The jury is to be instructed by the court on all proper occasions:

(1) that in civil cases the affirmative of the issue must be proved, and when the evidence is contradictory, the decision must be made according to the preponderance of the evidence; and

(2) that in criminal cases guilt must be established beyond reasonable doubt.

Official source: Montana Code Annotated (Montana Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Montana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.