| New Jersey. Supreme Court - 1921 - 664 pages
...follows: "It is not a mere possible doubt; because everything relating to human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is ' open to some possible or imaginary...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| 1880 - 820 pages
...every reasonable donbt. But this doubt must not be a mere whim or caprice. It has been defined to be " that state of the case which, after the entire comparison...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty... | |
| John White Webster, George Bemis - 1850 - 730 pages
...defined. It is not mere possible doubt ; because everything relating to human affairs and depending on moral evidence is open to some possible or imaginary...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| Simon Greenleaf - 1853 - 636 pages
...defined. It is not mere possible doubt ; because every thing relating to. human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of Jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1853 - 702 pages
...denned. It is not mere possible doubt ; because every thing relating to human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| Georgia. Supreme Court - 1861 - 822 pages
...that the prisoner is guilty of the crime charged, they must acquit him: that this reasonable doubt is that state of the case which, after the entire...and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the mind of the jurors in that condition that they cannot say that they feel an abiding conviction to a... | |
| William Gillespie Dickson - 1864 - 720 pages
...denned. It is not mere possible doubt ; because everything relating to human affairs and depending on moral evidence is open to some possible or imaginary...is that state of the case which, after the entire comparision and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jury in that condition,... | |
| Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - 1866 - 704 pages
...denned. It is not mere possible doubt ; because every thing relating to human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| Isaac Grant Thompson - 1871 - 670 pages
...16 NY 58. Reasonable doubt is defined by Chief Justice SHAW, in Co-mv Webster, 5 Cush. 320, to be " that state of the case which, after the entire comparison...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,... | |
| California. Supreme Court - 1873 - 762 pages
...another in the important affairs of life." The definition given by Mr. Chief Justice SHAW is better: " It is that state of the case which, after the entire...comparison and consideration of all the evidence leaves theifninds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction to a moral... | |
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