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What is the different between being convicted and being charged with a crime?
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∙ 14y ago
Being charged with the crime is a formal accusation by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS- In England and Wales) that you have committed a crime. In the USA, the law enforcement or prosecutor charges I am led to believe. Same principle however. *It certainly does not mean you are guilty, and everyone is innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.
It then has to go to court for a conviction or acquittal (guilty or not guilty)
Thus, a conviction is basically a finding of guilt for the charge by the court (who represent the state and the community at large) that you have committed a crime and are to be punished for such offence, this is sentencing.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoNo, being convicted is quite different from being charged. When a person is charged with a crime, that constitutes an accusation that is not yet proved. If the person is then tried and found to be guilty, at that point he or she is convicted. A person who is charged with a crime may also be acquitted and therefore would not be convicted.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago"Charged" means that you were accused of the crime by law enforcement. "Convicted" means that you were convicted of the crime after trial.
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