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Originally Posted by CMANN
just so that nobody will think I'm taking sides, you are wrong.
The defendant is innocent until proven guilty. You can twist it anyway that makes you feel better but she was found to be innocent.
The defendant is innocent until proven guilty. She was not proven guilty.
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Hi CMANN,
The problem with Hollywood shortcuts is that they are misleading. It would be physically impossible for a defendant to actually
be innocent until proven guilty, inasmuch as the alleged crime takes place before the trial.
The legal standard is that the accused is "
presumed innocent until proven guilty
in a court of law".
Innocence is a legal presumption in court, not a statement of the facts of the case. Indeed, the very reason our legal system has no mechanism for a verdict of innocent is because the
presumption standard relieves the defense of any burden to prove a defendant innocent.
Yes, I suppose anyone can twist it anyway that makes them feel better, but she was
not found to be innocent.