Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 59:9-7

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
Nothing in the act to which this act is a supplement shall affect the right of the court, in accordance with the rules governing the courts, to review the amount of a verdict or judgment on its own initiative or in acting on a motion of a party for a new trial.

L.1975, c. 3, s. 3.