State v. Jackson

BEANCH, Justice.

During selection of the jury, defendant’s counsel posed to the prospective jurors the following question:

“Mr. Goldberg : I ask you now collectively if you find from the evidence relating to any or all the facts in this case, in view of all the evidence, that it is susceptible of two reasonable interpretations; that is, one leading to his innocence and one leading to his guilt, I will ask you now if you will adopt that interpretation which points to innocence and reject that of guilt?”

The court sustained the State’s objection to this question, and defendant contends that this…