The party carrying the burden of proof argues last to the jury

Evidence

The party bearing the burden of proof, the prosecution in criminal cases or the plaintiff in civil cases, is allowed to make the final argument to the jury. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1400

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Jurors decide cases based on personal sympathy rather than facts — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1451; The government, not claimants, should bear the burden of proof — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations: How Building a…, 538; The government’s record-keeping failures shift proof burden onto it

Broader Connections

• The government, not claimants, should bear the burden of proof #expands (0.80) — Dorothy A. Brown, Getting to Reparations, 538
• The government’s record-keeping failures shift proof burden onto it #contradicts (0.72)