Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The Burden of Proof in a Collin County criminal case
By Collin County Criminal Lawyer Troy P. Burleson
If you are charged with a criminal offense in Texas, the prosecutor must produce enough evidence to satisfy the burden of proof required under Texas law and the United States Constitution for all of the elements of the crime which you are charged. If the prosecution does not satisfy the burden of proof for all of the elements of the crime for which you are charges then, by law, a judge or jury cannot find you guilty. The burden of proof is the most discussed aspect of criminal law in most jury trials. A jury trial starts with the voir dire. The voir dire process is when the state and the defense have an opportunity to talk to prospective jurors about legal concepts, including the burden of proof, to determine which potential jurors qualify for service and which ones should be challenged for cause.
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