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You can either be innocent or guilty in court. So yes. It is.

• Retric 8y ago
  You are never declared innocent, only not guilty. Functionality they are similar as you can't be tried for the same crime. But, being declared 'not guilty' is not useful in a civil case related to the same issue.
  • isostatic 8y ago
    Never is a strong word. A woman who spent 17 years in a California prison for a murder she didn’t commit was declared factually innocent Friday, clearing the way for her to collect about $600,000 in compensation from the state. [0] https://globalnews.ca/news/1686476/judge-declares-woman-who-spent-17-years-in-california-prison-innocent/ https://globalnews.ca/news/1686476/judge-declares-woman-who-...
    • erric 8y ago
      That’s a paltry sum to exchange for 17 years.
    • Retric 8y ago
      Factually innocent is separated from actual innocence. http://floridainnocence.org/content/?p=7019 http://floridainnocence.org/content/?p=7019 Justice Department officials said it is not their job to notify prisoners that they might be incarcerated for something that they now concede is not a crime.
• a_e_k 8y ago
  Personally, I've always liked the Scottish third option of "not proven."