What is the burden of proof against a defendant in a civil case?

believe that the arrestee committed the offense for which the arrest was made . If the court finds that this showing of no reasonable cause has been made by the petitioner, then the burden of proof shall shift to the respondent to show that a reasonable cause exists to believe that the petitioner committed the offense for which the arrest was made. " ( People v. Esmaili (2013) 213 Cal.App.4th 1449, 1458, 153 Cal.Rptr.3d 625, quoting, 851.8, subd. (b).)

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¹ All further undesignated statutory references will be to the Penal Code.