§ 25.00 Defenses; burden of proof.\n 1. When a "defense," other than an "affirmative defense," defined by\nstatute is raised at a trial, the people have the burden of disproving\nsuch defense beyond a reasonable doubt.\n 2. When a defense declared by statute to be an "affirmative defense"\nis raised at a trial, the defendant has the burden of establishing such\ndefense by a preponderance of the evidence.\n
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