What is the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt required at trial in a criminal information?

While the burden is on the People to establish a prima facie case for the offenses charged in the accusatory instrument, this requirement "is not the same as the burden of proof beyond a reasonable doubt required at trial." People v. Kalin , 12 N.Y.3d 225, 230, 878 N.Y.S.2d 653, 906 N.E.2d 381 (2009). The law does not require a criminal information to contain the most precise words or phrases, rather "[s]o long as the factual allegations of an information give an accused notice sufficient to prepare a defense and are adequately detailed to prevent a defendant from being tried twice for the same offense, they should be given a fair and not

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