Christianson v. United States

Defendant was convicted of violating the National Prohibition Act (41 Stat. 305). The only assignment meriting consideration is addressed to the exclusion by the court of the following question propounded to the jurors on their voir dire examination :

“Q. Supposing, after all the evidence in this case was in, and you had heard the testimony of the witnesses, and the charge of the court, and the argument of counsel, you would feel that you were not just satisfied, there was some evidence that indicated that the defendant was guilty, but you couldn’t say to a moral certainty and beyond a…