Sentences with phrase «verdict of the jury»

No person shall be convicted of any crime but by the unanimous verdict of a jury in open court, except that a person accused of any criminal offense for which the State is not seeking a sentence of death in superior court may, in writing or on the record in the court and with the consent of the trial judge, waive jury trial, subject to procedures prescribed by the General Assembly.

An emotional Rebekah Brooks has given her first statement since she was acquitted of all phone - hacking charges, declaring she was «vindicated» by the unanimous verdicts of the jury.

The first and most important myth which needs to be debunked is the supposition that too many guilty rapists are being acquitted by the autonomous verdicts of juries.

[21] Based on a review of the evidence at trial, described in part above, and the cases cited, as well as a review of the submissions of counsel, I find that the offer to settle in the amount of $ 75,000 ought reasonably to have been accepted by the plaintiff having given consideration to the foreseeable credibility problems and the negative verdict of the jury.

The verdict of a jury is the product of the reason and collective human experience of people... [more]

The verdict of a jury is the product of the reason and collective human experience of people taken from their busy lives to work together in an unfamiliar, yet vital, enterprise.

[9] I suspect this, in many cases, leads to the judge awaiting the verdict of the jury before rendering a decision on the threshold issue and thereby being unduly influenced by the jury findings.

[1] This is a motion by the Plaintiff for an Order setting aside the verdict of the jury delivered on December 8, 2011 on the basis that there was no evidence to support the jury's findings and for an Order that:

(a) The right to trial by jury shall remain inviolate, except that the court shall render judgment without the verdict of a jury in all civil cases where no issuable defense is filed and where a jury is not demanded in writing by either party.

Is the verdict of the jury unsustainable given all of the evidence and findings, including that C.C. and J.J. both participated in the theft of the vehicle?

According to the Court of Appeal's decision in Kasap v. MacCallum, 2001 CanLII 7964 (ONCA), «The legislation is clear: the judge must decide the threshold motion, and in doing so, the judge is not bound by the verdict of the jury.»

court of appeals under the Seventh Amendment to reverse a judgment entered on a verdict of a jury and direct judgment for the other party, in conformity with a state practice, are stated in the opinion.