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It's sad in this case, but being unable to throw out the decision of an incompetent jury is the price of jury nullification. If judges could throw out jury deci
by fusiongyro 14y ago
It's sad in this case, but being unable to throw out the decision of an incompetent jury is the price of jury nullification. If judges could throw out jury decisions just because they disagree, there wouldn't be much point to having juries at all.
- lurker14 14y agoJudges can overrule juries, in extreme cases. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_judge_overturn_the_decision_of_a_jury http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_judge_overturn_the_decision_... Jury nullification is the only counter-example: a judge cannot overrule a nont-guilty criminal decision.
- makomk 14y agoNot really. Jury nullification in criminal trials is actually a special case - other kinds of findings by juries can be thrown out, including a jury finding the defendant guilty, but not guilty verdicts are sacrosant.