The judgment is affirmed.
The judgment is affirmed.
It means that they have - AFFIRMED THE VERDICT OF THE TRIAL COURT.
If an appeals court upholds a conviction, it means it has found no legal basis to reverse the conviction, even when all evidence, motions, and testimony are viewed in a light most favorable to the defendant.
Judgement AFFIRMED.
A court can enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict when the weight of the evidence does not support the jury's verdict.
If a court decides not to review a case then it actually upholds the decision of the lower court.
The judge reached a verdict. He proceeded to dictate the memo.
It varies in different jurisdictions. In some states, the jury foreperson reads the verdict, in others the court clerk reads the verdict, and in still others, the judge reads the verdict.
They don't "reject" a lower court verdict per se, they can reverse a verdict and remand the case back to the lower court for corrective action based on points of law and rules of legal procedure.
The US Supreme Court upholds and protects the integrity of the Constitution, at least in theory.
It is called the verdict