A Criminal Case Must Be Proved by No Greater Standard

question 42

True/False

A criminal case must be proved by no greater standard than clear and convincing evidence.

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Herbert Spencer

A 19th-century English philosopher and sociologist known for applying the theory of natural selection to society, coining the phrase "survival of the fittest."

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