§ 502 Jury Instruction Burden Of Proof

• •The judge tells the jury who has to prove their side of the story.
• •The judge explains how strong the proof needs to be, like 'more likely than not' or 'super sure without doubt'.
• •This helps the jury decide who wins the case based on the right rules.

Imagine two neighbors arguing in court about who broke a fence.

The judge will tell the jury that the person who says their neighbor broke the fence must prove it. The judge will also say if they need to be just 'pretty sure' or 'super sure' that it happened. If they don’t prove it well enough, the other neighbor wins.