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A jury is what determines if you are guilty, after being presented with evidence and hearing what the person accused is being charged for.
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Does a jury decides if a person is guilty or not guilty?
Yes, a jury decides if a person is guilty or not guilty.
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.
Who decides whether drivers charged with violating traffic laws are guilty or innocent?
Federal government
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
Does the jury decide on a death sentence or life sentence or just guilty or not guilty verdict?
The jury does not directly decide on a death sentence or life sentence. If a defendant is found guilty, there will be a separate sentencing phase where the jury will consider evidence and decide on the appropriate punishment, which could include the death penalty or a life sentence.
How can you use trial by jury in a sentence about the Pennsylvania colony?
In a Trial by jury,a group of citizens decides if a person is guilty or innocent of committing a crime
What is a antonym for innocent?
The antonym for innocent is guilty.
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.
What word means to be found not guilty at trail?
Innocent or Not Guilty
