It wasn't a criminal case, so there was no presumption of innocense. The jury found that preponderance of evidence was in favor of the defendant. In theory, sen

It wasn't a criminal case, so there was no presumption of innocense. The jury found that preponderance of evidence was in favor of the defendant. In theory, sentiment shouldn't matter, but in practice it might, which suggests that perhaps the case was not actually quite as clear-cut as the article implies...