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N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 70.20 (2026)

Standards of proof for conviction

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§ 70.20  Standards of proof for conviction.
  No conviction of an offense by verdict is valid unless based upon
trial evidence which is legally sufficient and which establishes beyond
a reasonable doubt every element of such offense and the defendant's
commission thereof.