Miguel A. Ramirez v. Sherman Hatcher, Warden

Opinion by Judge CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.

CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:

Miguel A. Ramirez, a Nevada state prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We consider in this opinion Ramirez’s challenge to the definition of reasonable doubt in the trial court’s jury charge.1 Finding no constitutional error in the trial court’s instructions, we affirm.

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The Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution requires the government to prove every element of a charged offense beyond a reasonable doubt. See…