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New York Criminal Procedure Law Section 70.20 - 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.

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