McCOLLOCH, District Judge.
The Government in this case, as in every criminal case, has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt the material allegations of the indictment by which the defendants have been charged. This means such a doubt as would cause the average reasonable person to hesitate in making an important decision in his or her own affairs.
The charge here is under the conspiracy statute. It is not charged that any crime, what we call a substantive...
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