judge instructing a jury

[anotheoldgit]

How can a judge instruct a jury to bring a guilty verdict? Surely this is then not a fair trial Can the jury overide the Judge?
Also why can a name be witheld due to legal reasons, who makes this discision, and what are the legal reasons?

[123paul]

He can't, he can only instruct them to return a not guilty verdict

[Ethel]

The name of the defendant may not be disclosed for various reasons, including the age of the defendant (if he is a minor) and to protect the identity of the victim.

The latter example could be when a man is charged with raping his very young daugher - naming him would clearly identify the victim.

Or if the defendant is likely to be tried in the very near future for a different offense - naming him could prejudice the jury.