17 example sentences using acquittal.
Acquittal used in a sentence
Acquittal in a sentence as a noun
" "Well that's enough," said K., "or have you heard of any acquittals that happened earlier?
But most of them did involve absolute acquittals, you can believe that, but they can't be proved.
" "They say there have been some acquittals earlier," the painter answered, "but it's very hard to be sure about it.
The prosecution's failure to establish mens rea will in a wire fraud case lead to acquittal.
I don't know of any absolute acquittals but I do know of many times when a judge has been influenced.
It is kind of shocking to me that the state isn't liable for defendants' legal fees in the face of an acquittal.
As a result, he said, "So let's pay no more attention to absolute acquittal, but you mentioned two other possibilities.
Yes, double jeopardy only applies if a criminal trial concluded with an acquittal.
Perhaps more than just an acquittal is necessary and you'd have to show some sort of prosecutorial overreach to collect.
The acquittal on aiding the enemy is interesting, but practically not that important.
Of course, I also think that if the US were truly governed by the rule of law, his acquittal would be as foregone a conclusion as a conviction currently is.
Which is it?Prosecutors routinely have to decide between pressing an ambitious charge with a higher risk of acquittal, or settling for a lesser charge.
Juries are invariably biased against foreigners, so the chances of an acquittal are basically zero.
The reason evidence gathered in illegal searches is inadmissible in court is so there's no incentive for cops to perform illegal searches to 'get the bad guys'.If the law said "the video has been lost" meant instant acquittal, the video technology would become radically more reliable.
But with cases that basically didn't conclude either way, non-convictions that are also non-acquittals, such as mistrials, vacated convictions, cases thrown out for procedural reasons, etc., the government is free to bring the charges again, on the theory that the first "jeopardy" hasn't really concluded properly, with either an acquittal or a conviction.
If the government decides you should be prohibited from doing X, a warrant must be approved by a judge, the restriction presented you in no uncertain terms, your accusers available for questioning, a court available for redress of grievances, and means for acquittal possible involving a jury of fellow citizens - not some secret list you can't even see to confirm whether your name is in fact on it.
When I was a boy I used to listen closely to my father when he told us about court cases at home, and the judges that came to his studio talked about the court, in our circles nobody talks about anything else; I hardly ever got the chance to go to court myself but always made use of it when I could, I've listened to countless trials at important stages in their development, I've followed them closely as far as they could be followed, and I have to say that I've never seen a single acquittal.
Acquittal definitions
a judgment of not guilty