Verdict
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In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge.[1] The term, from the Latin veredictum, literally means "to say the truth" and is derived from Middle English verdit, from Anglo-Norman: a compound of ver ("true," from the Latin vērus) and dit ("speech," from the Latin dictum, the neuter form of dīcere, to say).[1]
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[edit] Special verdict
In English law, a special verdict is a verdict by a jury that pronounces on the facts of the case but does not draw the ultimate inference of whether the accused is guilty or not; the judge then applies the law and to convict or acquit.[2][3][4] In the words of William Blackstone, "The jury state the naked facts, as they find them to be proved, and pray the advice of the court thereon".[5]
A famous instance was the case of R v. Dudley and Stephens but generally such verdicts should only be returned in the most exceptional cases.[6][7]
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- ^ a b Black's Law Dictionary, p. 1398 (5th ed. 1979)
- ^ Lord Mackay of Clashfern (ed.) (2006) Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol.11(3) 4th ed. 2006 reissue, "Criminal Law, Evidence and Procedure", 1339. Special verdict.
- ^ Morgan, E. M. (1923) "A brief history of special verdicts", Yale Law Journal, 32:575-592
- ^ Simpson, A. W. B. (1984). Cannibalism and the Common Law: The Story of the Tragic Last Voyage of the Mignonette and the Strange Legal Proceedings to Which It Gave Rise. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. pp209–210. ISBN 9780226759425.
- ^ Commentaries on the Laws of England (14th ed.) 3 377
- ^ R v. Bourne (1952) 36 Cr App Rep 125 at 127, CCA, per Lord Goddard CJ
- ^ R v. Agbim [1979] Crim LR 171, CA
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