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Gerald Is Charged with Battery and Wishes to Plead Self-Defence

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Gerald is charged with battery and wishes to plead self-defence. Which of the following statements is true?


A) The evidential burden and the legal burden of proving murder and disproving self-defence are on the prosecution
B) The legal burden of proving the offence is on the prosecution but Gerald bears the evidential burden in respect of self-defence
C) The legal burden of proving the offence is on the prosecution but Gerald bears the legal burden of proving self-defence
D) The legal burden of disproving the offence and proving self-defence is on the Gerald

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