Advantages And Disadvantages Of A Directed Verdict

A directed verdict will only benefit the defendant and will not benefit the government. This is where a trial is taking place and the trial judge will award, judgment toward the defendant. Therefore, the judgment is based on the fact that the prosecution has failed to provide the minimum amount of evidence needed to prove that the defendant committed the crime in question ("Directed Verdict"). Consequently, what has happened is the judge is saying that no reasonable jury could or would support a conviction, in the plaintiff’s favor, in the case. This type of judgment is known as a judgment of acquittal (Hall, D. 2105). If there is a jury trial the jury will not deliberate and will be discharged, based on the fact that one of the parties