Is reasonable doubt or presumption of innocence defined properly?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Witt, 648 F.2d 608 (9th Cir. 1981):
2 In United States v. Robinson, 546 F.2d 309, 313 (9th Cir. 1976), we reviewed a jury instruction defining reasonable doubt and the presumption of innocence. In finding no reversible error, we stated in dictum that an instruction defining the terms must convey their meaning accurately. We did not consider whether it would be error not to define them at all.
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