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Legally inconsistent verdict

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002988

A verdict in a criminal trial where a jury's findings on different counts cannot logically coexist under the law. For example, convicting a defendant of a crime while acquitting them of an essential element of that same crime. Such verdicts can sometimes be challenged on appeal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002988
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002988",
  "term": "Legally inconsistent verdict",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A verdict in a criminal trial where a jury's findings on different counts cannot logically coexist under the law. For example, convicting a defendant of a crime while acquitting them of an essential element of that same crime. Such verdicts can sometimes be challenged on appeal.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/legally-inconsistent-verdict/"
}

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