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JNOV - Judgement notwithstanding of verdict -- is a thing. Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 29(c): (2) Ruling on the Motion. If the jury has returned
by ksherlock 4y ago
JNOV - Judgement notwithstanding of verdict -- is a thing.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 29(c):
(2) Ruling on the Motion. If the jury has returned a guilty verdict, the court may set aside the verdict and enter an acquittal. If the jury has failed to return a verdict, the court may enter a judgment of acquittal.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 50:
(1) In General. If a party has been fully heard on an issue during a jury trial and the court finds that a reasonable jury would not have a legally sufficient evidentiary basis to find for the party on that issue, the court may ... (B) grant a motion for judgment as a matter of law against the party on a claim or defense that, under the controlling law, can be maintained or defeated only with a favorable finding on that issue.
- tiahura 4y agoI qualified with largely. Rule 29 requires more than the judge disagreeing with the verdict. Basically the judge must find that there’s NO WAY a reasonable jury could find the defendant guilty. But if the prosecution’s case was that weak, the judge probably would have granted the defendant’s Rule 29 motion at the close of the prosecution’s case.