Sentences with phrase «acquittal at a criminal trial»

A very small minority of states allow for reimbursement of fees upon an acquittal, but even then, it is often necessary to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you were actually innocent, so a dismissal on procedural grounds or an acquittal at a criminal trial where the prosecution must show beyond a reasonable doubt that you are guilty, is not sufficient to show that it is more likely than not that you are innocent.

Not exact matches

The problem: The display, right outside the ceremonial courtroom where the Percoco trial is likely to occur and where jurors may congregate during jury selection, highlights about 30 criminal cases — from Abscam to Bernie Madoff — but not a single one that ended in an acquittal at trial.

For what it is worth, only about 1 % of criminal charges brought result in an acquittal at trial.

He had also achieved great amounts of success that included securing an acquittal at trial for a client charged with possessing a controlled substance, obtaining a discharge for a client charged with domestic assault when the Crown wanted a conviction and permanent criminal record, and drafting an appeal factum that resulted in the overturning of a conviction for possession of marijuana on grounds that the client's Charter right to speak to a lawyer was violated.

A Fortune 100 corporation in criminal bribery investigations, through the acquittal at federal jury trial of two former executives, with no charges against or settlement by the company

For a client charged with a criminal offence, the dismissal of charges (or acquittal at trial) can be a source of immense relief.