State v. Bazile
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAL from the Tenth Judicial District Court for the Parish of Avoyelles. Oullom,, Jr,. J.
1Opinion of the Court
*22The opinion of the court was delivered by
Blanchard, J.
The accused was indicted for assault with intent to rape, convicted and sentenced to five years at hard labor.
He appeals and presents as error the refusal of the trial judge to charge the jury on two special instructions asked for on his behalf.
The first was: “Ina criminal trial the State must establish its case, not only by a preponderance of evidence, but by such proof as •establishes the guilt of the accused to the satisfaction of the jury .beyond a reasonable doubt.”
The judge having already charged fully the law of ‘‘ reasonable…
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