----- Original Message ----- From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 3:04 PM Subject: Re: Death Penalty (Was: Re: EU Warns Iraq It Faces 'Last Chance')
> > Well, to me "proven beyond a reasonable doubt" should > mean that no one could be executed on circumstantial > or otherwise less-than-absolute evidence. That is not how reasonable doubt is defined, at least not in Texas. If that were the standard, we'd have few convictions. Reasonable doubt was defined, when I was on a jury, as "the sort of doubt that would cause you to hesitate in your most serious affairs." An example of "most serious affairs" was buying a house. Than M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
