Criminal Law
Alibi
A defence in which the accused claims they were at a different place at the time the offence was committed, making it impossible for them to have committed it.
An accused raising an alibi bears the burden of establishing it with credible evidence, though this doesn't lower the prosecution's overall burden to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt on the rest of the case.
Courts examine alibi evidence carefully, since it is a commonly raised but not always genuine defence.
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