guilty verdicts
Juries saying yes
Guilty verdicts are formal judgments by a court or jury finding a defendant responsible for the charges against them.
Each count in a trial can produce its own verdict, so multiple guilty verdicts may result from a single case: The jury returned guilty verdicts on all three counts.
A guilty verdict triggers sentencing proceedings.
- convictionFirmly held belief
- criminal trialCourt case for crimes
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
- prison sentenceMandated period of incarceration
- juryLegal decision-making body
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Verdicts freeing defendants
exonerations · dismissals · vindications · dropped charges · hung juries
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Verdicts freeing defendants
exonerations · vindication · freedom · release · getting off
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