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Aug 16, 2024 · An acquittal can occur at various trial stages, including a directed verdict by the judge before the jury deliberates. Not Guilty A not-guilty verdict is a specific outcome where the jury states that the prosecution has not met its burden of proving the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
4 days ago · Los Angeles Riots of 1992, major outbreak of violence, looting, and arson in Los Angeles that began on April 29, 1992, in response to the acquittal of four white Los Angeles policemen on all but one charge (on which the jury was deadlocked) connected with the severe beating of an African American motorist in March 1991.
Aug 14, 2024 · The Rajasthan High Court recently ruled that in cases where there is total lack of prosecution evidence to substantiate the charge against accused, the acquittal should not be categorised as “benefit of the doubt” but must be recognized as a “clean acquittal” [Ghanshyam vs State of Rajasthan].
Aug 8, 2024 · The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal in a cheque dishonour case by taking note of certain contradictions in the statements of the complainant, as well as his inability to show the financial ...
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Jul 31, 2024 · A Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud also cautioned that removing judgments from the public domain following acquittal in criminal cases could have “very serious ramifications.”
Jul 29, 2024 · The acquitted man had moved the Madras HC in 2021, saying that he had been denied the citizenship of Australia because his name appears in the judgment that is publicly available on the legal portal. What is the right to be forgotten?
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3 days ago · Emmett Louis Till (July 25, 1941 – August 28, 1955) was an African American teenager who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, Carolyn Bryant, in her family's grocery store.