111. It is hard to acknowledge that the jury merely found reasonable doubt, all that is sufficient for an acquittal. 112. Ito began the day by laying out the ground rules of the case, defining terms like presumption of innocence, burden of proof, beyond a reasonable doubt. 113. Jones might be constructing an argument for reasonable doubt that could lead to a McVeigh acquittal. 114. Jurors base their findings on only a preponderance of the evidence, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt. 115. Jurors, on the other hand, are supposed to presume that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 116. Lawyers also noted that many jurors are earnest to a fault in interpreting the requirement that they must find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt in order to convict. 117. King said he could not say beyond reasonable doubt that Richardson was intoxicated, so he had to find him not guilty. 118. Legal experts say the attorneys are trying to raise enough issues to create reasonable doubt. 119. Lawyers said they thought the jurors could not scale the high hurdle of proof beyond a reasonable doubt. 120. Now if the prosecution concedes that reasonable people can differ about this, how can we not have reasonable doubt? |