• uid0gid0@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    A judge can overrule a jury if they think the jury judged the law rather than the defendant, however.

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      Only for a guilty verdict, a non-guilty verdict can’t be overrode or appealed.

      That’s why they hate juries knowing about it so much