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Card #07: Burden of proof

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The Commonwealth retains the legal burden.

[VERIFIED FACT] Once criminal responsibility is at issue, the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was criminally responsible under Massachusetts law. [Massachusetts model instruction](https://www.mass.gov/info-details/model-jury-instructions-on-homicide-i-criminal-responsibility)