Barnes v. State

The evidence for the state, if believed beyond a reasonable doubt, is sufficient to sustain the verdict, and counsel for appellant frankly admits that the court committed no reversible error in its various rulings upon the admission of testimony. It is insisted, however, that the court did commit error in the refusal of certain charges requested in writing by defendant, which we now proceed to consider.

Refused charges 4 and 5 base an insistence for an acquittal upon “the slightest doubt.” These charges place too much burden upon the state. The doubt of defendant’s guilt must be reasonable and…