What is the burden of proof in a medical malpractice case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The People v. Chavez, B221345, No. GA059421 (Cal. App. 2011):

Defendant bears the burden of proof to establish the existence of an unduly suggestive and unreliable identification procedure. (People v. Avila (2009) 46 Cal.4th 680, 700.)

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