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· 8/16/1982

Elijah \Tootie Pie\ Cosby, Jr. v. Tom Jones, Warden of the Walker County Correctional Institute

Citations

  • 682 F.2d 1373
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 16590

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  • as quoted in United States v. Fortenberry, 919 F.2d 923, 926 (5th Cir. 1990)
  • as quoted in United States v. Fortenberry, 919 F.2d 923, 926 (5th Cir. 1990)
  • as quoted in United States v. Fortenberry, 919 F.2d 923, 926 (5th Cir. 1990)
  • “[I]f the evidence viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution gives equal or nearly equal circumstantial support to a theory of guilt and a theory of innocence of the crime charged, then a reasonable jury must necessarily entertain a reasonable doubt”

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Judges: Anderson, Godbold, Hoffman

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