Ruger v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
11
cited by 11 later decisions
1
states following
June 2015
most recently cited
11 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 274 So. 2d 256 - Nelson v. State · Melbourne v. State · 417 So. 2d 639 - Ferguson v. State · Cole v. State · 533 So. 2d 1137 - Scull v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“We think this contention of error is mer-itless. The general instruction on reasonable doubt provides, in pertinent part: “The defendant has entered a plea of not guilty. This means you must presume or believe the defendant is innocent. The presumption stays with the defendant as to each material allegation in the Information, through each stage of the trial unless it has been overcome by the evidence to the exclusion of and beyond a reasonable doubt.” (Emphasis added). This instruction tells the jury to apply the same burden of proof to all aspects of the case which the state is required to prove. Considering the instructions as a whole, they are not error, let alone fundamental error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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