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Up until the time the verdict is announced they are referred to as "the defendant." After conviction, depending on their sentence, they can be referred to in several ways: prisoner - convict - inmate - probationer - convicted misdemeanant - convicted felon - etc)
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∙ 9y agoA "suspect" is a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense. Of course in the United States, suspects are considered innocent of any crime until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
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∙ 6y agoA person who has been found guilty of a crime has been "convicted".
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∙ 14y agoA felon.
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Can two guilty pleas for the same crime be expunged?
Confusing info contained in question - not enough info. You can't be found guilty twice of the same crime - only of one offense at a time. One guilty plea equals one crime. Please re-word and re-submit.
What is is the meaning of criminal?
Guilty of crime or sin., Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness., Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code., One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.
If one person has already been found guilty of a crime and finished his time in jail can someone else be found guilty of the same crime in light of new evidence?
absolutetly YES!
What is the difference between innocent and not guilty?
Innocent means you are innocent of a crime.. That is you did not commit it. A court (jury/judge) will not find someone "innocent". They can't say that you did not commit a crime, they can only decide for "not guilty" if the evidence presented is enough that you are believed to have committed a crime (guilty) or not (not guilty).
How do you use the word guilty in the sentence?
He was guilty of the crime. She felt guilty because she said such a rude thing.
What is a Guilty party called?
A culprit is someone who is guilty of a crime, or other misdeed.
What does it mean if someone is aquitted of a crime?
Aquitted is a pronouncement of "not guilty." Not guilty is not innocent.
What crime does a man commit when he is married to two women at one time?
He's guilty of bigamy.
What is the definition for acquitted?
To relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.
What word means to say that a person is guilty of a crime?
In the US, the only time you can say a person is guilty of a crime is after they have been convicted of the crime. Until a person is convicted or admits guilt in a court of law, they are charged with the crime or suspected of the crime.
If more than one person was arrested for a crime and only one actually committed the crime can that one person legally take all the blame to get the others out trouble?
Not necessarily, because those others may be guilty by association. For example, if only one person actually robbed a bank but someone else drove the getaway car, the driver would be guilty of the crime by his association with it and helping for the crime to be committed successfully.
What is the meaning of Guilty of a crime in the forth degree?
The key word is GUILTY. There is no such thing as the "Fourth Degree of Guilty." Whatever crime/offense was charged (in the fourth degree) means that the legislature (when they passed the law) determined that there were several degrees of seriousness to that particular crime.
