In the guilt phase, a jury must unanimously decide whether to convict or acquit.
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More often than not, judges see through the frame-ups and acquit the defendants.
From the latimes.com
Hamilton persuaded the jury, however, to disregard the law and to acquit Zenger.
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Jurors could choose to acquit Wojtas, or convict him of one of the two charges.
From the freep.com
How will the show actually be, and how will the student actors acquit themselves?
From the kentucky.com
Zagel is scheduled to consider defense motions to acquit both defendants today.
From the bloomberg.com
Hamels did not acquit himself well, but neither did the commissioner's office.
From the latimes.com
Radoub votes to acquit, but the others vote to condemn Gauvain to be executed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For that reason, the jurors felt like they had basically been instructed to acquit.
From the us.cnn.com
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Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
Behave: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"
(acquitted) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; "he stands acquitted on all charges"; "the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity"
In the common law tradition, an acquittal formally certifies the innocence of the accused, as far as the criminal law is concerned. This is so even where the prosecution is abandoned nolle prosequi. ...
(acquitment) Acquittal
(Acquitted (status)) Indicates goods are no longer controlled by a Highway Cargo Document.
(Acquitted) the term used when a jury or Judge returns verdict of not guilty, which means that the jury or Judge didn't find that the State proved that the defendant committed the crime beyond a reasonable doubt.
(acquitted) Found not guilty of breaking a law by a court (judge or jury).
(Acquitting) The process that needs to occur after you have received a grant and completed the funding project. It involves reporting to the funding body the details of how the funds were spent and what was achieved.