Case Name: United States v. Francis Fenwick
Court: United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1839-05
Citations: 5 Cranch 562
Docket Number: 
Parties: United States v. Francis Fenwick.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 5
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
United States v. Francis Fenwick.
It is error in a judge to instruct the jury that the evidence is sufficient to convict the defendant. The sufficiency is to be decided by the jury.
Eeror to the Criminal Court for Alexandria county, in a prosecution for perjury.
The judge had instructed the jury that the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant, who objected to the instruction, and took his bill of exceptions.

Opinion:
The Court
(Thruston, J.,
absent,) was of opinion that the judge should not have instructed the jury that the evidence was sufficient; that question is for the jury.
Judgment reversed, and venire de novo to be awarded.