Ward v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for selling intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

Upon this trial appellant wanted to ask each juror on his voir dire if he was in favor of the law of reasonable doubt in criminal cases. The court declined to allow such practice. As appears from said bill the court told counsel for the defendant that he might explain to the jurors regarding the law of reasonable doubt and presumption of innocence, and ask them if they were prejudiced against either of these laws, or if for any reason they would hesitate to follow the court’s charge in these…