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To: nickcarraway

A jury does not find one “innocent” as this article claims. A jury decides guilty or non guilty.


5 posted on 08/21/2025 12:00:19 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (ui)
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To: for-q-clinton

I noticed that too.


6 posted on 08/21/2025 12:02:47 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: for-q-clinton; nickcarraway
'A jury does not find one “innocent” as this article claims. A jury decides guilty or non guilty.'

I'm gonna have to quibble with this just a bit. In our system, since defendants are -- in fact -- innocent until proven guilty, a finding that someone has not been declared to be guilty, therefore, renders that they remain as they were before the trial: 'innocent' of the charges levied.

9 posted on 08/21/2025 12:17:45 PM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: for-q-clinton

“A jury decides guilty or non guilty.”

Actually, a jury decides proven guilty or not proven guilty.

not proven guilty = reasonable doubt.


15 posted on 08/21/2025 1:18:26 PM PDT by euclid216
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