Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. Thos. M. Arrington. Frank Johnson was indicted for arson in the first degree and tried under said indictment, December 2, 1886, and found guilty. The testimony in the case is not material to an understanding of the point reserved for the decision of this court.
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— The court having instructed the jury that they must.be satisfied from the evidence beyond all reasonable doubt'of the defendant’s guilt, was.requested by counsel for the accused to define what was meant by a reasonable doubt. The bill of exceptions recites : “ The court, in response to this request, stated to the jury, among other things,” if it appeared from the evidence, that the house was wilfully set on fire, and that any person other than the defendant might have set it on fire, they might acquit, but if satisfied from the evidence, that no person *55other than defendant could have set it…
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