What is the test for reasonable doubt in a civil case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jones, B207919, Super. Ct. No. TA083201 (Cal. App. 2010):
Finally, the jury was repeatedly instructed as to the law on reasonable doubt and that the attorneys' arguments were not evidence or law. We presume the jury followed the trial court's instructions. (People v. Martinez (2010) 47 Cal.4th 911, 957.)
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