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An acquittal is when the judge (in a bench trial) or the jury (in a jury trial) finds the defendant not guilty. The defendant has to go through the whole trial before he is acquitted.
A dismissal is when the judge throws out the case before going to trial for a specific reason (lack of evidence for example.) The dismissal happens before there is even a trial.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoBeing acquitted means the prosecutors could not come up with enough evidence to convict the defendant.
Being exonerated means the defense attorneys could come up with enough evidence to declare the defendant innocent of all charges.
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∙ 10y agoAn acquittal is to be found not guilty of a crime. In court, a defendant is found either "guilty" or "not guilty." One is not found to be "innocent of a crime."
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∙ 9y agoA verdict has to be unanimous- a hung jury is when jury is deadlocked. An acquittal is when all jury members vote not guilty like the OJ trial
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What is a sentence for the word acquittal?
The jury voted for acquittal because he didn't do anything wrong.
What is it called when jury can't reach a decision?
A hung jury.
A hung jury is a jury that is on a verdict?
A hung jury is unable to reach unanimity on a verdict.
How do you use hung jury in a sentence?
We told the judge we were a hung jury.
What happens if a jury thinks there is a 'Reasonable Doubt'?
If the entire jury agrees that reasonable doubt exists, they will bring an acquittal or "not guilty" verdict. If, however, only some of the jury can be convinced, a "hung jury" usually results, that is a jury that cannot decide on acquittal or conviction. Occasionally, some of the members of a jury may feel there is reasonable doubt that exists and feel that the charges brought cannot be successfully prosecuted, but that evidence does exist for some sort of conviction and in the event lesser charges can be decided upon, will bring a verdict on the lesser charges. Each state in the US is slightly different.
What does it mean when a jury is hung like a horse?
There is no such expression as a "jury is hung like a horse." When a jury is hung, it means they are unable to reach a unanimous decision. There may be one juror that disagrees with the majority, the members of the jury divided 50/50 on which way to go, or they may be split somewhere in between. When a person is said to be "hung like a horse" it refers to his anatomy.
Use a sentence with acquit?
His acquittal outraged the town.Charged with first degree murder, she rejoiced to receive an acquittal.The acquittal meant the person was again a free person.
What is a jury that cannot reach a verdict?
It is called a hung jury. See the link below
What happens if a jury is hung?
judge can mistrila or ask the jury for more deliberation
If the jury acquits the defendant what did they do?
Acquittal means the same as being found "not guilty."
Jury can not reach a verdict?
This is called a hung jury.
How many jurist does it take to get an acquittal?
in any criminal case it takes all jurers voting the same way to come to a decision. Anything else is called a hung jury. This means all jurers must vote innocent or guilty.
