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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] verdit, verdict, from Anglo-French veirdit, from veir true (from [[Latin]] verus) + dit saying, dictum, from Latin dictum
"to [[Speech|say]] the [[truth]]"
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the finding or [[decision]] of a [[jury]] on the matter submitted to it in trial
*2 : [[opinion]], [[judgment]]
==Description==
In a criminal case, the '''verdict''' is either a "not guilty" or a "[[guilty]]" it is handed down by the [[jury]] finding, except in Scotland where the verdict of "not proven" is also available. [[Different]] counts in the same case may have different verdicts.
A verdict of [[guilty]] in a criminal case is generally followed by a [[judgment]] of [[conviction]] rendered by the judge, which in turn be followed by sentencing.
In US legal nomenclature, the verdict is the finding of the jury on the questions of [[fact]] submitted to it. Once the [[court]] (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge enters [[judgment]] on the verdict. The judgment of the court is the final order in the case. If the defendant is found guilty, he can choose to appeal the case to the local Court of Appeals.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law 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. 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".
[[Category: Law]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] verdit, verdict, from Anglo-French veirdit, from veir true (from [[Latin]] verus) + dit saying, dictum, from Latin dictum
"to [[Speech|say]] the [[truth]]"
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the finding or [[decision]] of a [[jury]] on the matter submitted to it in trial
*2 : [[opinion]], [[judgment]]
==Description==
In a criminal case, the '''verdict''' is either a "not guilty" or a "[[guilty]]" it is handed down by the [[jury]] finding, except in Scotland where the verdict of "not proven" is also available. [[Different]] counts in the same case may have different verdicts.
A verdict of [[guilty]] in a criminal case is generally followed by a [[judgment]] of [[conviction]] rendered by the judge, which in turn be followed by sentencing.
In US legal nomenclature, the verdict is the finding of the jury on the questions of [[fact]] submitted to it. Once the [[court]] (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge enters [[judgment]] on the verdict. The judgment of the court is the final order in the case. If the defendant is found guilty, he can choose to appeal the case to the local Court of Appeals.
In [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law 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. 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".
[[Category: Law]]