It has taken the appeals court 11 years to review Superior Court Judge Diane M . Kottmyer's directed verdict in favor of the town of Grafton.
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After his ruling, Lake issued a directed verdict of acquittal on the mail fraud counts, saying the government had not presented sufficient evidence on those charges.
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A directed verdict _ where the judge throws out the charges before the case reaches the jury _ would have been a huge embarrassment to prosecutors.
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In deciding directed verdicts, a judge must determine if there is any evidence at all to support the state's theory as to how the crime occurred.
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He sued Imperial in 1991 over his firing, but McDonald ruled against him in a directed verdict, ending the trial before it went to the jury.
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Further, and more importantly, the directed verdict practice was valid because of prior precedent and its presence in the Federal rules of Civil Procedure ( FRCP ).
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Tobacco industry attorneys are seeking a directed verdict for the defense after plaintiffs attorneys Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt wrapped up their case more than a week ago.
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Lawyers for the NFL asked Superior Court Judge Richard C . Hubbell for a directed verdict, contending there was insufficient evidence presented by the Raiders during the trial.
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Defense attorney Johnnie Cochran Jr . said the defense would decide overnight whether to file a motion for directed verdict of acquittal on the basis of insufficient evidence.
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Sadow believed his client, Sweeting, was close to getting his charges dropped on a directed verdict from the judge or at least was on his way to an acquital.
