On April 30, 2015, The Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty on 30 counts, including causing the deaths of Krystle Campbell, Martin Richard, Lingzi Lu and Sean Collier; using weapons of mass destruction; bombing a place of public use; conspiracy; and aiding and abetting. On May 15, 2015, a federal jury sentenced him to death.
A jury verdict of 'guilty' signifies that it is probably a criminal trial. A judge cannot overturn a jury verdict in a criminal trial.
It means that they have - AFFIRMED THE VERDICT OF THE TRIAL COURT.
Yes, a judge can reject a jury verdict in certain circumstances, such as if the verdict is legally inconsistent or unsupported by the evidence presented during the trial. The judge may order a new trial or enter a different verdict.
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Civil trial: motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or a motion for a new trial Criminal trial: motion for a new trial I have no quantitative evidence to back that up. It is just an educated guess.
The Canadian father was found guilty in the trial.
The Court can enter a JNOV, if the evidence presented is insufficient to support the verdict as a matter of law. One of the parties may appeal. If there is a legal defect in the trial, the appellate court may reverse the verdict and require the trial court to have a new trial.
I assume you mean the verdict (as opposed to the sentence).
Usually, at the end of a trial a jury will render a verdict. A verdict could be guilty or innocent depending on what the jury believes. Sometimes, there is no verdict and a mistrial can be declared and the case can be retried.
Tamerian Tsarnaev (deceased) and his younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have been accused. The surviving Dzhokhar is awaiting trial.
It depends on crime and the verdict reached.