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shifting the burden of proof - Legal Definition. Removing the burden of proof from one party, which has presented a prima facie case, and shifting it to the other side to rebut that case. See also burden and burden of proof.
And despite the general rule that the prosecution bears the burden of proof, there are instances when the burden shifts to the defendant. (For more on beyond a reasonable doubt and other issues of proof, see Legal Standards of Proof.) Shifting Sands of Burden. When the prosecution establishes a fact that tends to prove an element of a crime, the burden essentially switches to the accused, not necessarily to disprove the fact, but to raise a doubt about it.