Where the death occurred through the deliberate action of another person, the jury can return a verdict of "lawful killing", "unlawful killing", or an "open verdict"; though inquests cannot apportion blame, in the case of a verdict of unlawful killing the authorities will consider whether any prosecutions should be brought.
In the case of such a verdict, he said, the Birmingham new minimum wage would go into effect immediately.
Actually, Burger won twice: in "The Case of the Deadly Verdict" (it wasn't Perry's fault) and in "The Case of the Terrified Typist" (but not really, because the defendant turned out to be an impostor).
Later in the week the company suspended Captain Schettino, withdrew legal support and declared it would be an "injured party" in the prosecution, a move that would allow it to seek damages in the case of a guilty verdict.
One of the most famous cases of civil verdicts being awarded when a defendant was acquitted of criminal charges was, of course, the $25 million that O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay to the families of his deceased wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman.
There is quite a bit of talk — by local authorities, irresponsible individuals and institutions — about the possibility of rioting in the case of a not-guilty verdict.
As in the case of the Rodney King verdict, a substantial share of the white population said they did not know (18%).
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"The basis of the jury's verdict was an interesting one," he said sardonically, referring to a verdict in the case of a parent whose adopted 7-year-old died of brain trauma.
Jurors were told they could return a majority verdict in the case of Borer.
