<P> In U.S. legal nomenclature, the verdict is the finding of the jury on the questions of fact submitted to it . Once the court (the judge) receives the verdict, the judge enters judgment on the verdict . The judgment of the court is the final order in the case . If the defendant is found guilty, he can choose to appeal the case to the local Court of Appeals . </P> <P> A compromise verdict is a "verdict which is reached only by the surrender of conscientious convictions upon one material issue by some jurors in return for a relinquishment by others of their like settled opinion upon another issue and the result is one which does not command the approval of the whole panel," and, as such, is not permitted . </P> <P> In a jury trial, a directed verdict is an order from the presiding judge to the jury to return a particular verdict . Typically, the judge orders a directed verdict after finding that no reasonable jury could reach a decision to the contrary . After a directed verdict, there is no longer any need for the jury to decide the case . </P> <P> A judge may order a directed verdict as to an entire case or only to certain issues . </P>

Directed verdict is a verdict decided by the jury without advice from the judge