Can a judge substitute his judgment for a jury's decision?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re Ahmed, A160342 (Cal. App. 2020):
cannot assume the court mistook its function to determine for itself whether there was such support. (Cf. People v. Risenhoover (1968) 70 Cal.2d 39, 58 [trial court's "conclusion that 'Under these circumstances, it is not for one man to substitute his judgment for twelve,' in the light of the entire remarks, may reasonably be interpreted as meaning that he would not put his judgment in place of the jury's because his final judgment was the same as that of the jury"].)
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