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To: OneWingedShark

“”I have served on several juries. There is a huge difference between innocent and not guilty.

Given definition 1.c quoted as free from legal guilt or fault, please justify that response: what is the difference between ‘not guilty’ and ‘innocent’? “”

Innocent...You didn’t do it.
Not guilty...I could not conclusively prove you did it.


50 posted on 02/17/2013 10:49:56 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy
>>> I have served on several juries. There is a huge difference between innocent and not guilty.
>>
>> Given definition 1.c quoted as free from legal guilt or fault, please justify that response: what is the difference between ‘not guilty’ and ‘innocent’? >
>
>Innocent...You didn’t do it.
>Not guilty...I could not conclusively prove you did it.

Incorrect, let me reiterate: given the definition Innocent: free from legal guilt or fault, what is the difference between 'innocent' and 'not guilty'?

They are the same, for if you are "not guilty"* you are free from legal guilt... and if you are "innocent"* then you are also free from legal guilt.
Is this not the case?

* -- Your definition.

52 posted on 02/17/2013 11:07:43 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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