Thurmond v. State

Jenkins, Presiding Justice.

1. After having charged that the burden is on the State to show to the satisfaction of the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was guilty as charged, before they would be authorized to convict him, and that the pre*416sumption of innocence remains with the defendant and prevails in the case in his favor until the State introduces evidence sufficient to satisfy the minds and consciences of the jurors beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt, the court defined reasonable doubt as follows: “Those words have just their ordinary everyday meaning. Everybody…