Surprises me a bit that “reasonable doubt” wasn’t defined in the jury charge...
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Isn’t it up to the jury to determine what reasonable doubt is?
They asked him to define it again....”redefine”
“Isn’t it up to the jury to determine what reasonable doubt is?”
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Not the legal definition, but you hit on the important part anyway - if the jurors believe their doubt qualifies as being it, that’s all that matters.
Interesting fact that in the rules of evidence, the judge is not allowed to define that. The lawyers, in closing, both try to shape the definition, but it is left to the jury by design.
There will be no definition provided to this jury.
No it's not. It has a clear definition and should have been part of the jury instructions IMO.
“Isn’t it up to the jury to determine what reasonable doubt is?”
No.
I was on a criminal jury and we had to ask the judge.
Reasonable doubt probably was defined in the jury charge but someone on the jury wants it repeated. I think Manafort walks.
Reasonable doubt is self-explanatory, but if it seems vague, then a dictionary ought to be sufficient.