Verdict of "dīcere", to say). In a criminal case, the verdict, which may be either "not guilty" or "guilty"—except in Scotland where the verdict of "not proven" is also available—is handed down by the jury. Different counts in the same case may have different verdicts. A verdict of guilty in a criminal case is generally followed by a judgment of conviction rendered by judge, which in turn be followed by sentencing. In U.S. legal nomenclature, the verdict is the finding of the jury on the questions of fact submitted to it. Once the court (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge
Same-sex marriage in Scotland non-devolved matters such as the areas of immigration, pensions and inheritance law all of which would have to be done at national level. The head of the Government's equality unit Hilary Third said that although from an equality point of view "equal marriage is where we want to be" it would be a "difficult situation" if same-sex marriage was legal in Scotland but not England. In 2011, the Government announced a consultation on the legalisation of same-sex marriage in England and Wales would be held, and it began in March 2012. From September to December 2011, the Scottish Government held