conviction rate
Guilty verdict frequency
Conviction rate is the percentage of criminal cases that result in a guilty verdict or plea, typically calculated from cases that go to trial or from total prosecutions.
It serves as a metric for prosecutorial success: The district attorney boasted a 95% conviction rate.
Critics note that high conviction rates may reflect selective prosecution or plea bargaining pressure rather than justice served.
- reasonable doubtLegal uncertainty requiring acquittal
- beyond reasonable doubtStandard for criminal conviction
- jury deliberationJurors' private decision-making process
- defense strategyMethod for protection
- tough on crimeFavoring strict punishment
win-loss record · courtroom procedures · guilty verdict · plea bargain · bail hearings · acquittal · false confession · innocent until proven · trial outcome · sentencing
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