Judges 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_overt

Judges 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.