State College, Pennsylvania (CNN)-- Jerry Sandusky sits in a county jail cell in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight of the 45
guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.
CNN: Sandusky's pastor addresses conviction from pulpit Jerry Sandusky sits in a county jail cell in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, but his presence and the weight of the 45
guilty verdicts rendered against the former Penn State football coach on Friday night hung in the air Sunday morning at the State College church where he and his wife are longtime members.
Not exact matches
I think the court of public opinion has already
rendered a
guilty verdict on a man who truly doesn't deserve this.
Will the browser be intrigued,
render a «not
guilty»
verdict and make a purchase, or will your book cover be deemed «
guilty» and banished forever?
The aunts and primary caregivers of the accused in the case — Andrew Cowan — submitted the complaint, claiming Crown attorney Thomas Meehan and Ontario Superior Court Justice Kelly Gorman met for drinks the evening after the jury had
rendered its
guilty verdict.
I was not necessarily suggesting a declaration of innocence for every overturned conviction, just those in which a trial with the new evidence could not possibly
render a
guilty verdict — but I realize now that that would be highly speculative at best.
While I'm not sure if it's technically correct that there's no evidence of wrongdoing whatsoever, it seems strange to me that in a legal system where the defendant is innocent until proven
guilty, an appeals court would not be legally required to exonerate the convict if unable to find any evidence (or the single piece of evidence was retracted, as in this case) with which they could have
rendered a
guilty verdict in the first place.
If we truly believed in protecting the innocent and supporting those falsely accused of crimes, should we not be imposing publication bans on the defendant's name until such time as a
guilty verdict is
rendered?
The Court in Milton
rendered a
verdict of not
guilty.
You will avoid the MD traffic violation penalties if the judge
renders a
verdict of «not
guilty».