For criminal cases in civil law systems, which of the following statements BEST describes the...

The conviction intime standard, also called the inner-conviction standard, is used in many civil law systems. It requires the fact finder to be convinced on an inner, deep-seated level that the defendant is guilty. This differs from the common law “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard, which requires the fact finder to be as sure as possible but does not demand absolute certainty. Option A is incorrect because no criminal burden of proof requires philosophical absolute certainty. Option B more closely describes the common law reasonable-doubt concept, not conviction intime. Option C uses the phrase “reasonable intuition,” which is not the standard described in the legal materials. Therefore, option D accurately states the civil law burden.