319 Pa. Super. 560 - Saylor v. Rose’s Empirical Analysis
1983
Citation profile
10
cited by 10 later decisions
1
states following
August 1996
most recently cited
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Jones v. Montefiore Hospital · Smith v. Clark · Randolph v. Campbell · Hrivnak v. Perrone · Commonwealth v. London
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“The founders concluded that a band of the citizenry — peers, says the Magna Carta— is naturally suited to the task of resolving factual disputes, whether the difference in testimony be innocent or influenced by personal interest; in addition, of course, it is an obvious and certain fact that the court room cause — whether it be of an accused or of a litigant — is, if not prudently never left to the sovereign, always more wisely entrusted to the people than to the government or any of its branches. Once we acknowledge that the value of the jury system is not mere premise but fact, it naturally follows that the verdict of a jury should be considered to be controlling and final. While it is undisputed that a safety valve is necessary and that a trial judge should be able to reject a verdict, that safety valve should be triggered only when there is a gross disparity between the verdict and the evidence or there has been gross and harmful error. Neither of those tests are here met. [[Image here]] The fundamental purpose of the instructions by a court is to express to the jury in general, survey fashion a basic outline of the applicable principles of law so that the jury might have the benefit of certain essential rules as the members assort the testimony, reflect upon the evidence and assemble a verdict.... The most able of trial counsel will in a candid moment concede that the true value of the charge is the fertile field provided for assertion of error during appellate review ra”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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