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Overturning Verdicts. In certain situations, a judge can overrule or change the guilty verdict that the jury has decided on. Typically, this is called either a judgment of acquittal or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
If the case is being tried before a jury, the judge instructs the jury on how to apply the law to the case. Jurors deliberate privately to determine the outcome of a case. In criminal cases, a jury determines whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty and, in some cases, determines a penalty. The judge is responsible for formally sentencing the defendant at a later hearing. In a civil case, the jury determines whether a plaintiff has proven the case and what, if any, damages to award. Under certain circumstances, the judge may overrule the jury's determination or damage award.