{"id":29941,"date":"2019-03-28T11:20:33","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkwithstranger.com\/fun\/others\/can-a-judge-overturn-a-jury-verdict-in-a-criminal-case"},"modified":"2019-03-28T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T11:20:33","slug":"can-a-judge-overturn-a-jury-verdict-in-a-criminal-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkwithstranger.com\/fun\/facts\/can-a-judge-overturn-a-jury-verdict-in-a-criminal-case","title":{"rendered":"Can a judge overturn a jury verdict in a criminal case?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The fact of the matter is that a judge is an expert on the law and the jury is not. The judge can overturn a guilty verdict and find the defendant not guilty, but not the other way around. Instead of overturning a guilty verdict, the judge can order a new trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fact of the matter is that a judge is an expert on the law and the jury is not. 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