Prove that Virgil Timson didn't murder his wife! 1. Virgil Timson has been on the other side of the planet for the last three months; 2. I have here a signed confession from Peanuts Malloy; and 3. If that doesn't convince you, here's Mrs. Timson alive and well. Peanuts Malloy must be even nuttier than the prosecutor.
Of course, the real elephant in the room, from the perspective of a Defendant or an atheist, is that the one asserting the positive tends to have the burden of proof, BECAUSE proof of a negative is more difficult.
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Lawyers prove negatives in court all the time.
Prove that Virgil Timson didn't murder his wife! 1. Virgil Timson has been on the other side of the planet for the last three months; 2. I have here a signed confession from Peanuts Malloy; and 3. If that doesn't convince you, here's Mrs. Timson alive and well. Peanuts Malloy must be even nuttier than the prosecutor.
Of course, the real elephant in the room, from the perspective of a Defendant or an atheist, is that the one asserting the positive tends to have the burden of proof, BECAUSE proof of a negative is more difficult.