The confusion is caused by the loose use of the word 'innocent'. Technically, we're talking about acquittal, as the US Constitution provides against double jeop

The confusion is caused by the loose use of the word 'innocent'. Technically, we're talking about acquittal, as the US Constitution provides against double jeopardy[0] if you have been acquitted of a crime already. This is the sense in which a dismissal/vacation is not a 'finding of innocence,' as opposed to the 'presumption of innocence' to which you referred. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Jeopardy_Clause