Can you have a directed verdict if the jury comes back with an unfavorable decision? Or is there somewhere during the trial that the judge has to make the call or the opportunity passes?
Here's hoping it doesn't have to come to that but if it does the judge just tells the prosecution to go do one if it does. Prosecution should be disbarred after this shitshow regardless of everything else.
So, proof the Jury is intimidated. 2 jurors want to send a 17 year old to jail so that they don't have do deal with threats from violent communists.
Directed verdict, please.
If two refuse to decide or decide based on threats external to the case/courtroom, why aren't they replaced by juror alternates?
It certainly seems like the sort of thing that should immediately prompt at response from the Judge.
Allowing a jury who openly admit they are intimidated to rule on a case, is allowing mob rule by proxy.
At minimum, I hope those jurors were told they must not allow outside threats to pervert the trial.
Can you have a directed verdict if the jury comes back with an unfavorable decision? Or is there somewhere during the trial that the judge has to make the call or the opportunity passes?
A judge can overturn a guilty verdict to not guilty if he believes a miscarriage of justice has occurred by the guilty verdict.
Here's hoping it doesn't have to come to that but if it does the judge just tells the prosecution to go do one if it does. Prosecution should be disbarred after this shitshow regardless of everything else.