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Summary Of: Acquittalan acquittal formally certifies the innocence of the accused... an acquittal operates to bar the retrial of the accused for the same offense... The effect of an acquittal on criminal proceedings is the same whether it results from a... comes to light after an acquittal for a serious crime... it is proved beyond reasonable doubt that an acquittal has been obtained by violence or threats of violence to a witness or juror... an acquittal normally results in the immediate liberation of the defendant from custody... in the United States an acquittal cannot be appealed by the prosecution because of the prohibition against... acquittal factfinding proceedings going to guilt or innocence violates the Double Jeopardy Clause... that a judgement of acquittal by a jury cannot be appealed by the prosecution... life imprisonment in the original case constituted an acquittal of the death penalty and thus death could not be imposed upon a subsequent trial... Even though the acquittal of the death penalty was erroneous in that case... The only exception to an acquittal being final is if the defendant was never in jeopardy at all at trial... If a defendant bribes a judge and obtains acquittal as a result of a bench trial... the acquittal is not valid because the defendant was never in jeopardy in the first place...Encyclodia Page On: Acquittal |
