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Re: Yet another ethnic plod with a chip on their shoulder

Cynic wrote:
> On Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:17:10 +0000, JNugent
> <JN@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote:
>
>> "Legally not guilty" is merely a different way of saying that the
jury think
>> they didn't do it (ie, that they were factually not guilty).
>
> No, it really doesn't mean that at all.
>
> A jury may well believe that the defendent probably is guilty, yet
> still deliver a verdict of "not guilty" because they are not *certain
> beyond reasonable doubt* of his guilt.

You are assuming that. You cannot know it.

All you can know is that they don't think he did it (maybe by a majority).

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