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" ... beyond a reasonable doubt. "What is reasonable doubt?" Shaw asked.55 It is a term often used, probably pretty well understood, but not easily denned. It is not mere possible doubt; because everything relating to human affairs, and depending on moral... "
Southern Reporter - Page 281
1902
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The Pacific Reporter, Volume 67

Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1166 pages
...of the same instruction is: "By a reasonable doubt is meant that state of the case which, after an entire comparison and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jurors in that coudition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of...
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The Pacific Reporter, Volume 69

Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1172 pages
...by a preponderance of evidence in order to convict the appellant, whereas in fact there must be au abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of the charge, and the jury must be entirely satisfied of the guilt of the accused." This instruction of the court...
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The Pacific Reporter, Volume 25

Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1158 pages
...reasonable doubt' is meant 'actual, substantial doubt.' It is thatstate of thecase. which, lifter u comparison and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jurons iu that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction of t he defendant's guilt,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of ..., Volume 36

Louisiana. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1885 - 1124 pages
...case. By a reasonable doubt is not meant a mere possibility, a conjecture or a supposition, but rather that state of the case which, after the entire comparison...and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the mind of a juror in that condition, that he cannot say that he feels an abiding conviction to a moral...
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The Codes and Statutes of California, as Amended and in Force at the Close ...

California - California - 1886 - 992 pages
...is one generally quoted, and lias been repeatedly recognized and indorsed as correct in this state. "It is that state of the case which, after the entire...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they cannot say they fed ail abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,...
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The American Decisions: Containing All the Cases of General Value ..., Volume 52

Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 884 pages
...relating to human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary doubt. It is that state of the case, which, after the entire...consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of jurors in that condition that they can not say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty,...
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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 94

Law reports, digests, etc - 1915 - 1132 pages
...doubt," as given by Chief Justice Shaw in Commonwealth v. Webster, 5 Cush. (Mass.) 295, 52 Am. Dec. 711: "It is that state of the case, which, after the entire...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,...
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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 67

Law reports, digests, etc - 1908 - 1134 pages
...moral evidence Is open to some possible or Imaginary doubt. It is that state of the case which, after entire comparison and consideration of all the evidence,...minds of the jurors in that condition that they cannot feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of the charge. "The burden of proof is...
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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 111

Law reports, digests, etc - 1921 - 972 pages
...human affairs, and depending on moral evidence, is open to some possible or imaginary doubt. It ¡в 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,...
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Atlantic Reporter, Volume 26

Law reports, digests, etc - 1893 - 1164 pages
...the consideration of all the evidence, leaves your minds in that condition that you cannot say you feel an abiding conviction to a moral certainty of the truth of the charge made against the accused." The court's refusa) to charge otherwise than as already charged wns excepted...
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