Sentence examples for verdict form from inspiring English sources

Then they must fill out a 61-page verdict form.

"This verdict form is like a school exam.

The jurors rejected some of the defense arguments against execution, the verdict form shows.

The jury, by checking the box for punitive damages on the verdict form, indicated it planned further punishment for Novartis.

Ms. Feeney remained silent at first, looking at the verdict form in her hands, finally answering, "Guilty".

In the verdict form, jurors were first asked to decide the central question of the case - whether AEG Live hired Murray to treat Jackson.

Dr. Petit watched clear-eyed with members of his family as the clerk read "Death is the appropriate penalty" repeatedly from the verdict forms.

Mr. Fawell, 45, watched intently as Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer of Federal District Court read the long and complex verdict forms, and seemed to be unfazed by the finding.

Mr. Wray urged that as a fallback, prosecutors try to prove all factors required for longer sentences and to do so as part of the main case, asking jurors to complete special verdict forms reflecting their findings.

The one area where the judge did grant relief was to find that the instructions the jury received regarding mitigating factors, together with the verdict forms the jury was given, produced a "reasonable likelihood that the jury has applied the... instruction [and form] in a way that prevents the consideration of constitutionally relevant evidence".

Mr. Black, Justice Ginsburg wrote, did not forfeit his right to challenge the jury instructions "by declining to acquiesce in the government-proposed special-verdict forms".