25 Conn. 40 | Conn. | 1856
We think there must be a new trial, in consequence of the manner in which the case was submitted to the jury. Upon the other point, whether the verdict is against evidence, we forbear to express our opinion, as the case must go back for another trial, and the evidence on the second trial may not be the same as on the first.
The difficulty with the charge is this. The judge stated, that under the circumstances enumerated, there was, in law, a prima facie case against the accused, and that the burthen of proof was on him, to show that he was not in fact guilty ; in other words, to show that he was the bona fide agent of Richards, and not one of form only, under cover of which the statute might be violated. The circumstances mentioned might in the minds of the jury have been satisfactory evidence as to the character in which the defendant had
We advise a new trial.
In this opinion the other judges, Storks and Hinman, concurred.
A new trial to be granted.