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Originally posted by john_cramer
The success of our legal system depends on intelligent people serving on juries as the finder of fact. When smart people don't participate it leads to bad outcomes.
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Why do judges have the right to issue "directed verdicts"?
Why are judges allowed to "set aside" a juries verdict?
Seems like the whole process is a charade. The jurys verdict is only valid, it seems, if the judge concurs.