Woulard v. State

Appellant, Arnold Woulard, was indicted and convicted in the circuit court of Perry county of the crime of murder, and sentenced to the- penitentiary for life, from which judgment he appeals.

In none of the instructions given for the state were the jury informed that the evidence should show the guilt of appellant beyond a reasonable doubt. That is assigned as reversible error. They were instructed that if they believed from the evidence appellant was guilty they should so find. There was nothing in any of the charges for the state as to the weight of evidence necessary to justify a verdict of…