BILLINGS, Justice.
This cause arises by reason of appeal by the appellant-defendant who was found guilty of paternity as a result of a jury verdict. 15 V.S.A. § 331. At trial, the court instructed the jury that the degree of proof on the issuance of paternity is by a preponderance of the evidence. The appellant urges that the proper degree of proof in paternity cases is the higher civil standard of clear and convincing evidence. We do not agree.
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