N.Y. Criminal Procedure Law § 70.20 : Rules Of Evidence, Standards Of Proof And Related Matters — Criminal Procedure — Standards Of Proof — Standards of proof for conviction Date: 23 Jun 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 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. N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 70.20