· 7/26/1891
Moffat v. Greenwalt
Citations
- 90 Cal. 368
- 27 P. 296
- 1891 Cal. LEXIS 941
How courts have described this case
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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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