357: Listen and Learn -- Prosecution of a Criminal Trial (Burdens, Presumptions, Sufficiency)
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Judgment of Acquittal for Dug
A court must enter a judgment of acquittal if the evidence is insufficient to sustain a conviction. That is when a reasonable jury would not find that each element was proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Note that this happens before the jury has time to deliberate. The court is in essence, stepping in after all the evidence has been presented by the prosecution and saying, this isn't enough. No reasonable jury would convict based on what you've presented here. I'm not even going to let the issue get to the jury.
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