If I were on the jury I wouldn't say he was guilty. He was well within his rights to blow that motherfucker away.
However, jury trials can almost always be overruled by the judge. Or the judge can replace a juror for "reasons". A white guy shoots a black guy in Chicago.......they're going to pull out all the stops.
However, jury trials can almost always be overruled by the judge. Or the judge can replace a juror for "reasons".
As a lawyer, not really. A judge can "instruct" you, but if you choose to disobey that instruction there is nothing the judge can do. There are no directed verdicts in criminal trials.
not a lawyer, but i do read a bit. nice they put the laws online for folks to read at least the state ones do not tried to find federal ones, but a judge can also not punish a jury for their vote this is how concepts like jury nullification work and exisit a feature that i think needs used more these day's.
If I were on the jury I wouldn't say he was guilty. He was well within his rights to blow that motherfucker away.
However, jury trials can almost always be overruled by the judge. Or the judge can replace a juror for "reasons". A white guy shoots a black guy in Chicago.......they're going to pull out all the stops.
As a lawyer, not really. A judge can "instruct" you, but if you choose to disobey that instruction there is nothing the judge can do. There are no directed verdicts in criminal trials.
not a lawyer, but i do read a bit. nice they put the laws online for folks to read at least the state ones do not tried to find federal ones, but a judge can also not punish a jury for their vote this is how concepts like jury nullification work and exisit a feature that i think needs used more these day's.
A judge can only overrule a guilty verdict in a jury trial. Not a not guilty verdict.