California Laws: Evidence Code Sections 500-502

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• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 500
  Except as otherwise provided by law, a party has the burden of proof as to each fact the existence or nonexistence of which is essential...
• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 501
  Insofar as any statute, except Section 522, assigns the burden of proof in a criminal action, such statute is subject to Penal Code Section 1096....
• California Laws: Evidence Code Section 502
  The court on all proper occasions shall instruct the jury as to which party bears the burden of proof on each issue and as to...