error in jury charge
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 61 U.S. 252 - The United States v. Gotlieb Breitling · 1857Most cited · 180 citing opinions
It is clearly error in a court to charge a jury upon a supposed or conjectural state of facts, of which no evidence has been offered.
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