Statutes > New York Statutes > CPL - Criminal Procedure > Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS > Title D - RULES OF EVIDENCE, STANDARDS OF PROOF AND RELATED MATTERS > Article 70 - (70.10 - 70.20) STANDARDS OF PROOF > 70.20 - Standards of proof for conviction.

70.20 - Standards of proof for conviction.

§ 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.