<span>The legal standard of guilt beyond a reasonable cause in used in both misdemeanor and felony cases within the state of Texas. This is because often felony and misdemeanor charges are so significant that the final step of reasonable doubt to prove guilt is not needed.</span>
In the spring of 1863, Edmonds and the 2nd Michigan were assigned to the Army of the Cumberland and sent to Kentucky. Edmonds contracted malaria and requested a furlough, which was denied. Not wanting to seek medical attention from the army for fear of discovery, Edmonds left her comrades in mid-April, never to return. “Franklin Thompson” was subsequently charged with desertion.
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