Does the presumption of innocence apply in civil matters?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People ex rel. City of Dana Point v. Holistic Health, 153 Cal.Rptr.3d 810, 213 Cal.App.4th 1016 (Cal. App. 2013):
2. A presumption of innocence applies in civil as well as criminal matters. ( Fisher v. Superior Court (1980) 103 Cal.App.3d 434, 448, 163 Cal.Rptr. 47; see Evid.Code, 520 [The party claiming that a person is guilty of crime or wrongdoing has the burden of proof on that issue].)
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