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letter t@ EditocThe case of- has brought down the pillar ofmany people'svoirdhand finalarnumenc tbstatement of the ludge &about %,hat"reasanable doubt" may he. I have indudedtheNew Jersey DelFCnMIonrA reasonable doubt is an honest and reasonable unccrtninty in your minds ahout theguilt of the defendaut after you lvave been given a full : II~ in~prtid mnslderatior~ to all of theeviience. It is a doubt thata reasanabk peson hearlng the &meevidente would haw.TO THEProof beyund a reasonable doubt is proof, for example, tbat leaves you firmly ronvincdof the defendant'sgoilf. In Illis world we know few things with absnhle certainty. Is criminalcases, thclaw doesmt require ptoof fhat ovek~om~cvery passibfe doubf. If, bmd on your consldmti~ndthevldence,youm~ikmlymnvItle& that the defendant is ~ulilty of the crimecharged, you aust find hin;guilty. If, on-theother hand, you are not firmii co~&inced of defendant'sguilt,you nmt give the defe~~dat~t the benefit of the do~bt and find him not guilty.Florida Definition:Proof beyond a reasenabledoubtis proof fhat leavts you with afira, stable and urn%-vehg conclusion tbat the defmdant is guilty. Pmof beyond a reasomh1e doubtdoes net meanproof beyond all possiblc doubt, Doubts based onspsuiatinnor itnaghation are notre~sonabledoubts,A re:iso~wble dtrubt is a doubt based on rclson and conlnlon sense. A reasonable ioul)tnlay arise from a careful and impartial conside~atio~~ of all the cridcnce, from conflicts ill the evi.dew, or fwmthe lack of evidence.If you should have a reaonable dm~bt, you sl~ould find the defendant not g~~ilty. If youhave no rcasonable doubt, you shtruld find the defendant guilty.Yoursmy truly,Will E. Phillips