Opinion ID: 2373688
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Court Refused to Charge The Jury to Consider the Evidence Separately as to Each Accused

Text: The record shows, to the contrary, that Judge Sabo instructed the jury: You will do that for each defendant separately. As I told you before, you consider the evidence against each one separately to make sure the Commonwealth has proven each [charge], whichever one you are deliberating on, if the evidence convinces you of that person's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. (T.T., October 3, 1984, pp. 7.187-7.188). In addition, during the trial, the court told the jury that statements made by one accused could not be considered as evidence against the other. (T.T., September 26, 1984, pp. 3.28-3.29).