· 10/28/1975
United States v. Benny Shaffner
Citations
- 524 F.2d 1021
- 1975 U.S. App. LEXIS 12206
How courts have described this case
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- “It is our opinion that any use of an instruction defining reasonable doubt presents a situation equivalent to playing with fire. The problem is that such an instruction is generally employed to favor one side.”
- \It is our opinion that any use of an instruction defining reasonable doubt presents a situation equivalent to playing with fire. The problem is that such an instruction is generally employed to favor one side.\
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Judges: Hastings, Sprecher, Bauer
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