We note, however, that the Trial Justice, in charging the jury, gave the following instruction: "On the other hand, if the scales are even, or if you do have reasonable doubt arising out of the credible evidence or the lack of it, then you must render a verdict of not guilty". The figure of speech, "if the scales are even" was, most likely, unwittingly uttered. In our view, the use of such a phrase, while popular in courts of an earlier year, does not facilitate the resolution...
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