Get PARTIALLY SUSTAINING AND PARTIALLY OVERRULING

Table of Supreme Court Decisions Overruled by Subsequent Decisions Overruling DecisionYear of Overruling Decision Obergefell v. Hodges, No. 14-556 (U.S. June 26, 2015) 2015 Alleyne v. United States, 570 U.S. 99 (2013) 2013 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010) 201049 more rows

1. : to decide against. the judge overruled the objection. 2. : to reverse or set aside (a decision or ruling made by a lesser authority)

When an objection is overruled it means that the evidence is properly admitted to the court, and the trial can proceed. When an objection is sustained, the lawyer must rephrase the question or otherwise address the issue with the evidence to ensure that the jury only hears properly admitted evidence.

1. : to decide against. the judge overruled the objection. 2. : to reverse or set aside (a decision or ruling made by a lesser authority)

Reversal can occur when the decision of a court of appeal is that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect. The result of reversal is that the lower court which tried the case is instructed to vacate the original judgment and retry the case.

Vb. To set aside the decision of a court in an earlier case. Because of the doctrine of precedent, a court can generally only overrule decisions of courts lower than itself. The setting aside of the judgment of a lower court on appeal is called a reversal.

When the trial judge overrules the objection, the trial judge rejects the objection and admits the evidence. On the other hand, sustaining the objection means that the trial judge allows the objection and excludes the evidence.

In legal terms, a reversal is when a high court decides the decision of a lower court is incorrect and should be overturned. In a reversal, the Supreme Court overturned the guilty verdict of the lower court, and the prisoner was set free. A setback or a change in circumstances for the worse is also a reversal.