CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Burden of Proof
.........Delinquency
4 Cards On This Topic:

Independent proof of a crime may consist of circumstantial evidence in the form of a police officer's description of V's injuries.

M did not violate PC §148 where there was no evidence that he knew, or reasonably should have known, the police were pursuing him.

Court erred when it allowed the DA to use the standard of proof for a restitution proceeding to convict M of felony vandalism; proper standard of proof was beyond a reasonable doubt.

Proof beyond reasonable doubt required to sustain delinquency petition.