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Comment by singleshot_

3 years ago

If you look up the terms “no reasonable jury” and “judgment of acquittal,” you can learn more.

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dragonwriter  3 years ago

Right, judges can overrule any jury verdict, civil or criminal, except a criminal acquittal.

But that's not inconsistent with what GP said.

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