People v. Williams

By the Court, Sanderson, J.:

The defendant was indicted for murder, tried, and convicted of manslaughter.

The exceptions taken at the trial all relate to the action of the Court in giving and refusing instructions.

I. The defendant asked the Court to give the following instruction:

“ A wide distinction exists between civil and criminal cases *283in respect to the degree or quantity of evidence necessary to justify the jury in finding a verdict for the Government. In civil cases their duty is to weigh the evidence carefully and find for the party in whose favor the evidence preponderates, although it…