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On Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:33:12 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> Darren New <dne### [at] san rr com> wrote:
>>> What I was talking about is if the jury refuses to enforce certain
>>> laws that are valid laws, because the jury disagrees.
>>
>> Can't the judge overrule the jury's veredict in some cases? Or is
>> this
>> just Hollywood mythology?
>
> Only for innocence, not for guilt.
Just to clarify, I think what you're saying here is that the judge can
"set aside" a guilty verdict, but not a verdict of "not guilty".
IOW, the judge can't unilaterally decide that the jury erred and set a
guilty perp free, only that the jury might have convicted someone in
spite of the prosecution not actually proving their case.
Jim
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