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Originally Posted by valo403
In a jury trial the judge will instruct the jury on issues of law, the jury is responsible for making determinations of fact. The judge will tell them what they can consider, what they can't consider, what the legal standards are etc. (I'm not a criminal lawyer so this is a pretty basic overview). Your last line is a pretty good way to look at it, the judge is making sure that the jury is operating within the confines of the law and has throughout the trial been making sure that only permissible evidence is presented to the jury.
I'm sure someone who does this stuff could explain it better.
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This maybe outside you skill set, but does a judge have the ability to comment on a decision if he/she believes the jury did not make a correct finding?
In short, can a judge recommend a review of the jury's decision?