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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not guilty is not the same as innocent.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Legally. "Found innocent" is a legal conclusion and factually incorrect.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Criminal trials don’t find defendants “innocent”. They find them not guilty, which is a huge difference. It means the prosecution didn’t bring forward enough evidence to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. The presence of doubt means they weren’t found guilty. Not that they were found innocent.