A federal judge spared the former executives of the classified ads website of more than half the convictions they were handed by a jury in November.
  • Starb3an
    11·
    7 months ago

    A jury convicts them then the judge just throws out some of the convictions??

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Yes. The Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure gives judges immense power.

      In conclusion, after viewing the record in the light most favorable to the Government, the Court finds there is insufficient of evidence to support convictions under Counts 19–51 <…> and Counts 66–99 <…>.