Sentence examples for divided verdict from inspiring English sources
There's a divided verdict on whether that archetypal dystopian judge, jury and executioner has been well-served (or otherwise) by the British fantasy actioner Dredd (2012, Entertainment, 18).
As in 1942, guilt did not necessarily have to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt and a death sentence could be imposed even with a divided verdict.
The jurors in the Williams trial say the written instructions made their deliberations easier and quicker and helped produce the divided verdict against Mr. Williams, 36, a former New Jersey Nets star.
In early September, independents offered a divided verdict on Palin's experience; now they take the negative view by about 2 to 1. Nearly two-thirds of both independent men and women in the new poll said Palin has insufficient experience to run the White House.
The cleanest way to prevent divided verdicts is to abolish the Electoral College and substitute direct popular vote for the president.
These divided verdicts are the product of laws passed in 48 states (Maine and Nebraska are the exceptions) that mandate that all their electoral votes go to the popular-vote winner in that state, even if he or she fails to win a majority.
The Simpson Verdicts : Coast to Coast, Nation Is Divided on Verdict : Reaction: A black clerk in Miami sees 'hope for the system' while a white Chicago student smells the power of money.
The Supreme Court has accepted divided guilty verdicts in some circumstances, but it has never considered the question in the context of a capital case.
US town divided on Zimmerman verdict Jump to media player The US town where neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman was cleared of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin is divided on the verdict.
The town of Sanford, Florida, where neighbourhood watchman George Zimmerman was cleared of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin, appears divided on the verdict.
It's been said that while the Bronco chase brought us together as a country, the verdict divided us.
