To: Gay State Conservative
Can a Florida judge toss the jury’s verdict and issue her own?
34 posted on
07/06/2013 7:25:02 AM PDT by
bgill
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To: bgill
Can a Florida judge toss the jurys verdict and issue her own? I'm not a lawyer but I think that,at least in some states,a judge has the power to strike down or overrule a jury's *guilty* verdict but not a "not guilty" verdict.
46 posted on
07/06/2013 8:46:39 AM PDT by
Gay State Conservative
(The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
To: bgill
Can a Florida judge toss the jurys verdict and issue her own? IANAL, but I believe a judge can set aside a guilty verdict if it is clear that the evidence does not support such a verdict. I don't believe they can set aside an acquittal unless they can prove malfeasance by the jury.
67 posted on
07/06/2013 4:55:48 PM PDT by
CA Conservative
(Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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