A directed verdict is a ruling entered by a trial judge after determining that there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion.
The trial court may grant a directed...
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Does the Double Jeopardy clause bar retrial when the trial judge directs a verdict of acquittal because the prosecution failed to prove a fact that was ultimately not an element of...
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A motion for directed verdict is a motion by a party asking the trial judge to issue a ruling after determining that there is no legally sufficient evidentiary basis for a reasonable jury to reach a different conclusion. The motion is made by...