 | Kentucky. Court of Appeals, James Hughes, Achilles Sneed, Martin D. Hardin, George Minos Bibb, Alexander Keith Marshall, William Littell - 1860 - 730 страници
...of guilty, it is not only necessary that the jurors should be so convinced by the evidence that they would venture to act upon that conviction in matters of the highest importance to their own interests, but they must, moreover, be so convinced as to exclude from their... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1833 - 864 страници
...of malefactors. On the other hand, a juror ought not to condemn unless the evidence exclude from his mind all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, and, as has been well ob. served, unless he be so convinced by the evidence that he would venture to act... | |
 | Esek Cowen, Nicholas Hill - 1839 - 906 страници
...reasonable doubt of guilt is excluded from lus mind ; that is to say, unless he be so convinced by tire evidence that he would venture to act upon that conviction...highest concern and importance to his own interest. And in no case, as it seems, ought the force of circumstantial evidence, v/'icrc it is adequate to... | |
 | 1842 - 630 страници
...juror's oath; while, on the other hand, he ought not to condemn, unless the evidence exclude from his mind all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, and i,nless he be so convinced by the evidence, t/iat he would venture to act upon that conviction, in... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1846 - 548 страници
...satisfy the mind and conscience of a man of common prudence and discretion, and so to convince him, that he would venture to act upon that conviction...matters of the highest concern and importance to his own interest.2 If, therefore, the subject is a problem^n mathematics, its truth is to be shown by the certainty... | |
 | Simon Greenleaf - 1847 - 604 страници
...satisfy the mind and conscience of a man of common prndence and discretion, and so to convince him, that he would venture to act upon that conviction...highest concern and importance to his own interest.* If, therefore, the subject is a problem in mathematies, its truth is to be shown by the certainty of... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - 1896 - 942 страници
...homicide, and not at his home, and to do this to that degree of certainty that they would each of them venture to act upon that conviction in matters of...highest concern and importance to his own interest, then the jury must find the defendant not guilty." (46) "Before the jury can convict the defendant,... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1848 - 764 страници
...is their sufficiency to satisfy the mind and conscience of an ordinary man ; and so to convince him, that he would venture to act upon that conviction, in matters of important personal interest (c) . Questions respecting the competency or admissibility of evidence,... | |
 | John White Webster, George Bemis - 1850 - 730 страници
...Evidence, p. 448, 5th Am. ed. : " A juror ought not to condemn, unless the evidence exclude from his mind all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused, and, as has well been observed, unless he be so convinced by the evidence, as that he would venture to act... | |
 | John White Webster, James Winchell Stone - 1850 - 340 страници
...Starkie, part third, sect. 79 ; "A Juror ought not to condemn, unless the evidence exclude from his mind all reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the accused. And as has well been said, unless he be so convinced as that he would venture to act upon that conviction... | |
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... man; and so to convince him that he would venture to act upon that conviction, in matters of the highest concern and importance to his own interest. 
