Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-03-13
der the rules Of Law which I shall give
you, then of course the government has
not sustained ita allegations.

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able doubt. The term Itself ls the beat
definition Of Il, perhaps, that can be
given. say k IL not . merc posslbls
doubt, because anything relating "a
human sfIairs may admit of . possible
doubt. The evidence must establish the
truth Of the allegations TO q reasonable
ccrtainty that convInccs the understand
Ing and aailshes the Judgment of rea-
sonable man. Beyond q reasonable
doubt doesn't mean beyond an unreAson-
able doubt, and not beyond possible
doubt. In other words, beyond . rra-
sOuable doubt mesns that u requires
proof such as fully satisfies the mind OF
the guilt, 90 that In declaring u you feel
that you amply declare the truth ~ u
ha. been proved To you.
The crime charged In this indictment
IL murder. and murder Il defined by the
statutes Of our state as follows: "Mur-
der Il the unlawful killing Of = human
being With make aforrthougbt. either
express or implied. When murder u
committed with express malice aforc'
thought or In perpctratlng or attempting
Ia perpetrate q crime punishable by I'm.
prisonmeut for life or for an unlimited
term % years, tt shall be dcemed mur-
der Of the frat degree and punished by
hard labor for life. when murder y.
committed otherwise than IL act forth IN
the preceding section Il shall be deemed
murder Of the second degree aud punl.h-
able by imprisonment for lifc.' The
statute also In another section provides
"whocvrr unlawfully Kills human BE-
Ing In the heat of passion on sudden
proyocation, without express or Implied
malice Aforcthought, or commits msu-
slaughtsr a. defined by the common law.
shall be punl.hei by imprisonment Tor
not more than ten years or by hne not
exceeding Que thousand dollars" ! read
you these statutory provisions because
upon those provisions your verdict must
be- founded II you nnd the respondent
guilty.
The first element In the definition that
have given you of the crime of murder
is the willful killing Of q human being.
That must al~ays be proved In the crime
charged In an Indictment of this nature.
Upon thi. point the defeuce takes Issue
With the government, claiming that The
killing va. not done by the respondent,
but by some other party. l speak of
TIL. al TIL. early stage of the charge, Ia
order that you may not be mlslct by
What I shall .ay Ia my dcdnition Of mur.
der In the flrst or second degree, or of
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such circumstances as are the Ordinary
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malice; and therefore not sueh snhng
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