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· 7/26/1891

Moffat v. Greenwalt

Citations

  • 90 Cal. 368
  • 27 P. 296
  • 1891 Cal. LEXIS 941

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  • where a defendant effectively raises an affirmative defense of justification or self-defense, the State has the burden of disproving that defense beyond a reasonable doubt
  • “This Court reviews a trial court’s decision to admit or refuse to admit evidence for abuse of discretion”
  • “Direct evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite; circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite.”
  • “Direct evidence is that which is consistent with either the proposed conclusion or its opposite; circumstantial evidence is that which is consistent with both the proposed conclusion and its opposite.” (citation, punctuation, and emphasis omitted)

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Judges: Harrison

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