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~ No infsaranc3 cun be raised or considered against him on that account; 83 1 sy to you, obsy the law, vo not think about it, Go not talx about it, why Lir, Craig didn't take the witness stund, it idan't a matter for you to consider, The law forvids you to consider it; so you and 1 are sworm here to give this man an absolutely fair and ‘impartial trial, : without focr or favor, from any source, Row let us do . that; and under the law, the fect that he hasn't taken the witness stand is not a matter to be considered by you” at all, lio inference may be drawn from his failure to teke the stand; it is not a mtter for you to consider at ail or to woigh at all against hin, it is a mtter not to be ~ coasiderad in any sh.po, manner or Torme The responéent is eutitled to the independent judgment of ench Jurors le have tyalve jurors, The Peopl3a must se tisfy enoh one of you tvalv2 man Layond a reasonable doult of ths rasjondent’s guilt or els3 the rospondont is entitled to a vordict of acquittal, lf any of you have @ ro-sonable doubt of the ros ,ondent 's Guilt it is the duty or that Juror to vote not guilty. . if there ero two theories, one of which points to the resjondent's guilt and tho other one points to his innocenss, and if you hiva c racsonuble doubt of which is trua, then it is your cuty to sdopt thut theory consistant with the rasjonéent'’s innocensea, You ure to decide tha ose - hare on the t2stinony proguced here in open court and the - instructions 1 have given you. A Man would never have a 7 fair trial if he wis to be tried upon runors on the street or the stitements in the newspapers, however accurate they may be at times, The testimony or st:tements m:de in newspupers are not evidence, Here in the court room every witness has to ajpo'r and tostify, and his testimony is sifted by - 155 -