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It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one?
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What is the legal process by which one is found guilty or innocent?
A person is never found innocent. A person is found guilty or not guilty at the verdict phase of a criminal trial.
What is the verdict in a trial?
A person that is feeling guilty or innocent.
How is a person a person in the eyes of the law?
guilty untill proven innocent
Is meaning of condemn and waiver same?
The meaning of condemn and waiver is not the same. Condemn means that the person has been declared guilty, while a waiver is a relinquishment of a claim, privilege, or right.
What is the meaning of Better that ten guilty persons escape than that one innocent suffer.?
This phrase reflects the idea that it is preferable for ten guilty individuals to go free than for one innocent person to be wrongly punished. It emphasizes the importance of protecting the rights and freedoms of individuals, even if it means some guilty individuals may evade justice.
Does a not guilty verdict mean the person was innocent?
A jury or court finds that the accused is not guilty, in reality the accused may not innocent.
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).
What happens to a person that is not proven guilty or innocent?
In court trials, the two outcomes are either "guilty" or "not guilty". Therefore, any one who is not found to be guilty is declared to be not guilty and will be free to leave the court. There is not verdict of "innocent" in virtually any court in the world.
Who decides if a person is guilty or innocent?
A jury is what determines if you are guilty, after being presented with evidence and hearing what the person accused is being charged for.
Due Process of Law of Philippines?
a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty
According to roman law a person was considered innocent until proven..what?
Actually, it is much like Mexico is today, and they were guilty until proved innocent.
Which do you think is worsean innocent person being punished or a guilty person going free Explain your answer?
That depends on your viewpoint, if it was you who was the innocent, your answer would be coloured by this. However if you believed in the principles of Utilitarianism, the plight of the odd innocent individual would not matter.
