verdict
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Judge Summers responded to what’s ordinarily a pro forma motion before handing the case to the jury and, instead, issued what’s known as a directed verdict of acquittal, ending the case single-handedly, then and there.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Raynella Leath, accused of murdering two husbands, was acquitted of David Leath’s murder after a judge issued a directed verdict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The process is conducted in private, before the arbitrators take time to consider their verdict.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
“The verdict on this government’s ability to push reforms is unfortunately disappointing,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Mollie welcomed the verdict, but, as White knew, there were some things that no successful investigation, no system of justice, could restore.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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Twelve Angry Men
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