§15.11 Standards of Proof

• Library: Juvenile Law Deskbook (2021 Supp.)

8. (§15.11) Standards of Proof

In cases alleging acts of delinquency that would be crimes if committed by an adult, the acts must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. See:

· In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970)

· In re Fisher, 468 S.W.2d 198 (Mo. 1971)

· In re P_A_M_, 606 S.W.2d 449 (Mo. App. W.D. 1980)

When the juvenile in question is already under the court’s jurisdiction, and a new act of delinquency involves a probation violation, the lesser burden of proof of clear, cogent, and convincing evidence...