> under the direction of the Court as to the law The point here is that jurors decide on facts according to law, as instructed by a judge[0]. The judge is also

> under the direction of the Court as to the law The point here is that jurors decide on facts according to law, as instructed by a judge[0]. The judge is also asked during trial to consider legal questions -- not the jurors. > I suggested that two different judges can interpret the law differently. I suggested that is why there is a hierarchy of courts, with the hardest and most important ones being delegated upwards via the process of appeal. I am, of course, not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice. I did enjoy my time in law school though. The main thing I learned is that the law is a language that resembles but is not common English. Phrases like the one you quoted have to be read in the larger context of case law and statute law. [0] http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/juryinstruct.html http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources...