Principle

CRIMINAL LAW – Defences – Alibi – Burden of Proof

Area of law
CRIMINAL LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Once the accused raises a reasonable and sufficiently particularised alibi, the evidential burden shifts to the prosecution to disprove it. The legal burden of proof beyond reasonable doubt remains on the prosecution throughout. The prosecution must adduce evidence showing the accused could not have been…

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