Connaghan v. People

Citations

• 88 Ill. 460

Syllabus

<p>Reasonable doubt—conflict of evidence does not necessarily produce. It-does not necessarily follow that the jury should entertain a reasonable doubt jn a criminai case because there is a conflict in the evidence.</p> <p>2. Where a portion of the witnesses in a criminal' case testify to a state of facts, which, if true, makes, out a case against the defendant, and other witnesses testify to a contrary state of facts, it is for the jury to determine, from all the evidence, which speak the truth, and if the jury give credit to the witnesses testifying to the guilty Conduct of the defendant, when it is considered and compared with the testimony of the other witnesses, it is not perceived how they could entertain a reasonable and well founded doubt in regard to the guilt of the defendant; and under such circumstances, when it is apparent the defendant has had a fair and impartial trial, the verdict will not be disturbed.</p>