Does the burden of proof need to be reduced?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Meadows, E064014 (Cal. App. 2016):
Defendant contends People v. Bradford (2014) 227 Cal.App.4th 1322 supports relieving him of the burden of proof. We disagree. In Bradford, the Third District held that under the Three Strikes Reform Act of 2012 the prosecution was not permitted to go outside the record of conviction to establish a defendant is ineligible for resentencing on
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