Sentence examples for must prove beyond from inspiring English sources

In Georgia, a prisoner appealing a death sentence on grounds of mental retardation must prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that he is in fact retarded.

Georgia is the only state in the union that insists prisoners must prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that they have learning difficulties – a standard that experts say is almost impossible to achieve.

Georgia is the only state in the union that insists that death row inmates must prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that they are intellectually disabled – or "mentally retarded" in the designation still widely used in US judicial circles – if they are to avoid execution.

In the Cook Islands and several other offshore jurisdictions, creditors must prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the transfer to the trust was fraudulent.

Furthermore, in order to procure a guilty ruling in a criminal suit like George Zimmerman's, the prosecution must prove "beyond all reasonable doubt" that the defendant is guilty.

In order for Alexandre Bissonnette to be found guilty of first-degree murder, the prosecution must prove "beyond a reasonable doubt" that it was he who entered the mosque, who used the murder weapon and that it was this weapon that caused the deaths of the six people.

At the same time, the case spotlights Georgia's bizarre state requirement that to avoid the death penalty a defendant must prove intellectual disability "beyond reasonable doubt," the only state in the nation with such a stringent burden of proof (most others use the "preponderance of evidence" threshold, meaning the defendant is most likely intellectually disabled). .

Criminal prosecutors must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, while the plaintiffs in civil cases must prove it by a preponderance of the evidence.

Since prosecutors must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, these critics say, they cannot ethically bring conflicting cases, which by their nature suggest substantial doubt.

" '[I]n order to excuse his act altogether on the grounds of self-defense, the defendant must prove not beyond a reasonable doubt but simply to your satisfaction that he acted in self-defense.' " Id., at 236-237, 97 S.Ct., at 2341-2342.

The prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, whether or not the defendant testifies.