In a Criminal Case, State V

Multiple Choice

In a criminal case, State v. Jordan, the defendant-appellant contended that the trial judge committed reversible error when the judge overruled Jordan's repeated motions for a judgment of acquittal offered at various stages of the trial. Evidence presented at the trial failed to prove an essential element of the offense of vehicular manslaughter. When a judge determines that an element of an offense has not been proved, he or she has a duty to:

A) let the attorneys for each side introduce whatever evidence they think might be appropriate and that would sway the jury so that the jury can decide the case.
B) enter a judgment of acquittal for a defendant where it is clear that insufficient evidence for conviction has been presented by the prosecution.
C) allow the jury to make the decision that it believes is justified by the evidence presented by the prosecutor and by the defense.
D) never second-guess a decision by a jury because both the defense and the prosecution have a right to a trial by jury.