State v. Sauer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin county, and from an order of Hicks, J., refusing a new trial.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of an assault in the second degree. In his charge to the jury, the court, after instructing them that, to entitle the state to a verdict, the guilt of defendant must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt, added: “This does not mean beyond any doubt, but beyond a doubt for which you can give a reason.” This is assigned as error. This definition is not without some authority to support it, (see Com v. Harman, 4 Pa. St. 269, 274;) and we are not prepared to say that it contains any error prejudicial to defendant. Like many other definitions of the term…
2Cited by43 opinions
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- State v. YoungSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Abbott v. TerritorySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
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