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To: Perdogg

yes, but the jurors who want to convict - could be getting a definition for the jurors who want to acquit because they see "reasonable doubt".


64 posted on 03/03/2007 6:42:14 PM PST by oceanview
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To: oceanview

I disagree. You don't want to to try to convince someone to vote in favor of conviction by defining reasonable doubt.

That doesn't make any sense.

REASONABLE DOUBT - The level of certainty a juror must have to find a defendant guilty of a crime. A real doubt, based upon reason and common sense after careful and impartial consideration of all the evidence, or lack of evidence, in a case.

Proof beyond a reasonable doubt, therefore, is proof of such a convincing character that you would be willing to rely and act upon it without hesitation in the most important of your own affairs. However, it does not mean an absolute certainty.


65 posted on 03/03/2007 7:01:05 PM PST by Perdogg (Cheney-Bolton 2008)
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