§ 602 Prima Facie Evidence Presumption

• •If one fact is usually true, the law can assume another fact is also true.
• •You can prove the law wrong if you have good evidence.
• •This is like a shortcut for judges to make decisions faster.

If someone is driving a car that was stolen, the law might assume they stole it.

The police can arrest them because driving a stolen car makes it look like they stole it. But if they can prove they borrowed it or bought it without knowing it was stolen, they won’t be in trouble.