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O.C.G.A. § 24-14-1 Party with burden of proof
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The burden of proof generally lies upon the party who is asserting or affirming a fact and to the existence of whose case or defense the proof of such fact is essential. If a negation or negative affirmation is essential to a party’s case or defense, the proof of such negation or…
O.C.G.A. § 24-14-2 Change of burden in discretion of court
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What amount of evidence will change the onus or burden of proof shall be a question to be decided in each case by the sound discretion of the court. History. Code 1981, § 24-14-2, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.
O.C.G.A. § 24-14-3 Required mental conviction in civil and criminal proceedings
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Moral and reasonable certainty is all that can be expected in legal investigation. Except as provided in Code Section 51-1-29.5 or Code Section 51-12-5.1, in all civil proceedings, a preponderance of evidence shall be considered sufficient to produce mental conviction. In crimina…
O.C.G.A. § 24-14-4 Determining where preponderance of evidence lies
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In determining where the preponderance of evidence lies, the jury may consider all the facts and circumstances of the case, the witnesses’ manner of testifying, their intelligence, their means and opportunity for knowing the facts to which they testified, the nature of the facts t…