STATE v. CHIN


546 P.2d 1095 (1976)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Young Phillip CHIN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided March 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Agnes Marie Petersen, St. Helens, argued the cause for appellant. On the brief were George G. VanNatta, and VanNatta & Petersen, St. Helens.

Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and W. Michael Gillette, Solicitor Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and FOLEY and FORT, JJ.


SCHWAB, Chief Judge.

Defendant, convicted upon trial by jury of driving under the influence of liquor, states in his brief on appeal that his "* * * only claim of error relates to a peculiarly horrible explanation of the concept of `reasonable doubt' given by the Court while instructing the jury."1

The court first instructed the jury that in order to return a verdict of guilty, it was...

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