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Originally Posted by RU OX Alum
is "innocent" an option or just simply "guilty" or "not guilty"? because saying "there wasn't enough solid evidence to convict" is not the same as saying "this person didn't have anything to do with" whatever is in question
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Exactly. The options are:
guilty -- meaning the jury finds that the state
has proven beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the defendant, and
not guilty -- meaning the jury finds that the state
has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt the guilt of the defendant.
Neither "innocent" nor "totally innocent" are on the verdict sheet.