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Even if the case is tried under the rules of the common law branch, the judge can still inform the jury as to which evidence to disregard and which to hold as important. In extreme cases, the judge is also allowed to overturn the verdict of the jury, although this would then cause a new jury trial to be held...
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The Supreme Court found in Slocum v. New York State Insurance Co. (1913) that this was indeed in line with the common law, although much criticism and debate still surrounds it, and the Slocum ruling is often undermined, even by the courts themselves...
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