One evening, three farmers witnessed Randy hanging around Farmer Fred's barn with an unlit torch, wearing an awfully nefarious e
xpression. The barn burned to the ground later that evening. Randy is charged with the crime of arson. The burden of proof required for a conviction in a criminal case is:
Proof beyond a reasonable doubt simply implies the provision of a proof that can be considered to be close to the real happening. Once a jury or judge is certain that Randy burned down the barn based on evidence, then it is enough to give a verdict. This provides the jury and judge the satisfaction beyond reasonable doubt that Randy burned down the barn.
