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In English law, a special verdict is a verdict by a jury that makes specific factual conclusions rather than (or in addition to) the jury's declaration of guilt or liability. For example, jurors may write down a specific monetary amount of damages or a finding of proportionality in addition to the jury's ultimate finding of liability.
The Trial of the Seven Bishops by John Rogers Herbert. Jury nullification, also known in the United Kingdom as jury equity, [1] [2] or a perverse verdict, [3] [4] is when the jury in a criminal trial gives a verdict of not guilty even though they think a defendant has broken the law.
A fter former President Donald Trump was found guilty in his Manhattan criminal trial Thursday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign applauded the unanimous verdict ...
Of the 23 counts, guilty verdicts were delivered for 10, not guilty verdicts for seven. The jury was deadlocked on six counts against Madigan and codefendant Michael McClain, including ...
Large crowds celebrated the guilty verdict announcement. Chauvin was sentenced by the trial judge to 22 + 1 ⁄ 2 years in prison for second-degree murder, 10 years more than the presumptive sentence under the sentencing guideline of 12 + 1 ⁄ 2 years, due to Chauvin's abuse of power and his particular cruelty inflicted on Floyd.
The unanimous verdict came on the second day of jury deliberations in a landmark trial in which Crumbley became the first parent to be held ... Ethan, now 17, pleaded guilty as an adult to ...
We asked readers to share their thoughts about former President Donald Trump's conviction in district court in Manhattan, New York, on 34 felony counts of falsifying business documents in a case ...
Judgment notwithstanding the verdict, also called judgment non obstante veredicto, or JNOV, is a type of judgment as a matter of law that is sometimes rendered at the conclusion of a jury trial. In American state courts , JNOV is the practice whereby the presiding judge in a civil jury trial may overrule the decision of a jury and reverse or ...