26-1-403. Instructions to jury on standard of proof required to meet burden of persuasion.
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26-1-403 . Instructions to jury on standard of proof required to meet burden of persuasion. 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.