People v. Garcia
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*1048In instructing the jury on reasonable doubt, Judge Cunningham stated that the doubt "must be based on some good sound substantial reason” and that a juror who has a reasonable doubt "ought to first be able to justify that doubt in his or her own mind” and "ought to be able to articulate that to your fellow jurors in the case”. The court then went on to emphasize that it was not the duty of the People to establish guilt beyond all possible or imaginary doubt and instructed the jury: "That degree of proof cannot be had in human affairs. It’s two o’clock in the morning, it’s six months ago,…
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