§ 832 Court to decide the law.

In a criminal trial, the judge is the one who decides legal questions, not the jury. If a legal issue comes up during the trial, like whether certain evidence can be used or how a law should be applied, the judge makes that call.

This split in duties keeps the trial organized. The jury's job is to look at the evidence and decide what happened, based on the facts. The judge's job is to handle the legal side of things and make sure the trial follows the rules. This way, each side knows their role and the trial can move forward fairly.

For anyone involved in a case, this means legal arguments (like objections to evidence or questions about how a law applies) get decided by the judge. The jury only steps in to weigh the facts and reach a verdict once the legal groundwork has been settled.