Do you think a jury should be over-ruled by a judge?
In any legal proceedings where the judge determine a case with a jury, the duty of the jury is consider the issues of facts while that of the judge is to direct the jury on the elements of the crime or the claim. The jury is therefore the Trier of fact while the judge is the Trier of the law. It is a cardinal rule of law that the facts as determine by the jury must not be interfered with. But in limited circumstances, the judge can overrule the jury. This limited circumstance includes the following. 1. When the jury considered irrelevant facts to come to their verdict. 2. When the jury fails to consider relevant facts when they should have consider before coming to the right decision. 3. When it is found out that some members of the jury have personal interest in the outcome of the case. 4. When the jury is bias. 5. When the jury determine the case of purely on sentiments and emotions rather than considering the raw facts as they are.
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