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The police will arrest you. Then there is a criminal justice procedure by which you will be charged with a crime and put on trial, and then either found guilty or innocent, with certain penalties being imposed if you are found guilty.
An arrest is not. A CONVICTION for violating a criminal law is. You are innocent until proven guilty.
A person is never found innocent. A person is found guilty or not guilty at the verdict phase of a criminal trial.
The procedure is biased in favor of the criminal in the United States. The innocent until proven guilty is an attempt to be sure that innocent people are not convicted.
The antonym for innocent is guilty.
The antonym of innocent is guilty.
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criminal law
You cannot be "declared innocent" by a judge or court. This is a common misnomer.While in the US all are innocent until proven guilty, there exists also the paradoxical premis that charges would not be brought unless you were suspected of illicit activity.There are certain procedures that also must be followed to bring a suspect to trial. From criminal complaint, to investigation and evidence collection, to filing of charges, arrest, and often pretrial incarceration, all of this remains in the public record.While you may be found "not guilty" at your trial, there are those who will always believe you are.
Innocent or Not Guilty
In New York, your arrest stays on your record forever. However, if you get a dismissal, A.C.D., acquittal after trial, or plead guilty to a violation, your record may be sealed. Your fingerprints and photos will be kept in the criminal justice computers. Potential employers generally won't have access to your fingerprint record or arrest record if your information is sealed.
Guilty!!!!