partial verdict
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 61 U.S. 65 - Dynes v. Hoover · 1857Most cited · 308 citing opinions
the finding of the court against the prisoner was what is known in the administration of criminal law as a partial verdict, in which the accused is acquitted of a part of the accusation against him, and found guilty of the residue. As when there is an acquittal on one count, and a verdict of guilty on another. Or when the charge is of a higher degree, including one of a lesser, there may be a finding by a partial verdict of the latter. As upon a charge of burglary, there may be a conviction for a larceny, and an acquittal of the nocturnal entry. So, upon an indictment for murder, there may be a verdict of manslaughter, and robbery may be reduced to simple larceny, and a battery into an assault.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
In criminal law, a verdict by which tin jury acquit the defendant os to a part of the accusation and find him guilty os to the residue. State v. McGee, 55 S. C. 247, 33 S. E. 353, 74 Am. St Rep. 741; U. S. v. Watkins, 28 Fed. Cas. 419.
Defined under Verdict in Black's Law Dictionary.