Does the prosecutor's italicized phrase "in the courtroom" reduce the burden of proof?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Navarette, F071855 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defendants rely on People v. Nguyen (1995) 40 Cal.App.4th 28 (Nguyen), and argue it is reasonably likely the prosecutor's italicized phrase similarly minimized and reduced the burden of proof because he compared it to the standard used "in courtrooms
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