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A compromise verdict is a "verdict which is reached only by the surrender of conscientious convictions upon one material issue by some jurors in return for a relinquishment by others of their like settled opinion upon another issue, and the result does not command the approval of the whole panel", and, as such, is not permitted. [4]
A type of verdict where positive guilt or innocence cannot be determined. Also called "not proven" in legal systems with such verdicts. non obstante verdicto: notwithstanding the verdict A circumstance where the judge may override the jury verdict and reverse or modify the decision. novus actus interveniens: a new action coming between
The term remittitur originated in English common law, where it was a procedural device used by the plaintiff to correct errors in the trial record. Under 18th century English law, the jury could not award more damages than the plaintiff had requested in their complaint; when (on rare occasion) juries disregarded this rule, appellate courts could overturn the jury award and order a new trial ...
The jury found Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa guilty of shooting and killing 10 people at the South Table Mesa King Soopers on March 22, 2021, in addition to guilty verdicts on dozens of other counts of ...
Monday’s decision from a three-judge panel with New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals follows a May 2023 verdict awarding E Jean Carroll $5 million for the former president’s ongoing ...
The Verdict, an American film noir directed by Don Siegel; The Verdict, a French drama directed by Jean Valère; The Verdict, a British crime drama film, part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series; Verdict, a French-Italian drama starring Sophia Loren; The Verdict, a 1982 film starring Paul Newman
Cristiano Ronaldo has weighed in on the announcement that Saudi Arabia will host the Fifa World Cup 2034. The footballer, who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr and the Portugal national ...
Nevertheless, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Another example is the acquittal in 1989 of Michael Randle and Pat Pottle, who confessed in open court to charges of springing the Soviet spy George Blake from Wormwood Scrubs Prison and smuggling him to East Germany in 1966. Pottle successfully appealed to the jury to disregard the judge ...