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by HWR_14 1135 days ago
The burden overall is with the prosecution. Any given piece of evidence can be weighed independently by the jury. For instance, the prosecutor can call 100 eye witnesses and isn't required to prove each is correct beyond the shadow of a doubt. The defense can argue it's a conspiracy, but they will need to supply some evidence, not just assert it and say "you couldn't prove 100 people didn't conspire"