Cal. Evidence Code § 607 : California Evidence Code — Burden Of Proof; Burden Of Producing Evidence; Presumptions And Inferences — Presumptions And Inferences — General — Facts essential to defendant's guilt

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

When a presumption affecting the burden of proof operates in a criminal action to establish presumptively any fact that is essential to the defendant's guilt, the presumption operates only if the facts that give rise to the presumption have been found or otherwise established beyond a reasonable doubt and, in such case, the defendant need only raise a reasonable doubt as to the existence of the presumed fact.