Curiousobserver
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Most people misunderstand this- The defense does not have a burden of proof. That is not the same as not having to substantiate the things they say. If that were true every crime could be dismissed because you could always defend it by saying the police framed my client without any evidence that is the case.The point is the defense did not have to prove anything...(I'm sure you already knew that!)
The prosecution can’t simply accuse and then sit back and make the defense prove them wrong. That is what burden of proof means.
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