Civil Procedure Directed Verdicts Law and Legal Definition
A directed verdicts is a verdict by a jury based on an instruction by a trial judge that they must render that verdict because one of the parties has not, as a matter of law, presented credible testimony on some key element of the claim or of the defense. It is a determination that the law, as applied to the facts presented in the case, could lead a reasonable person to no other conclusion. In other words, it is a jury verdict ordered by the trial judge on the basis that the party with the burden of proof has failed to present a prima facie case. A judge in a criminal case may direct a verdict of acquittal on the basis that the prosecution has not proved its case, but the judge may not direct a verdict of guilty, since that would violate the constitutional right of the accused to a jury trial.
Legal Definition list
- Civil Procedure Direct Evidence
- Civil Procedure Default
- Civil Procedure Declaratory Judgment
- Civil Procedure Cover Sheets
- Civil Procedure Counterclaims
- Civil Procedure Directed Verdicts
- Civil Procedure Dismissal
- Civil Procedure Injunctions
- Civil Procedure Motions
- Civil Procedure Other Pleadings
- Civil Procedure Pro Hac Vice
Related Legal Terms
- Administrative Procedure
- Administrative Procedure Act
- Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures (Family Law)
- American Civil Liberties Union
- American Civil Rights Movement
- Antitrust Civil Process Act
- Approval Procedure
- Arduous of Hazardous Positions [Civil Service Regulations]
- Average Monthly Civilian Income
