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There is. Innocent means you did not commit the crime. Not Guilty, OTOH, means that the current presented evidence was not sufficient to determine that you did

There is. Innocent means you did not commit the crime. Not Guilty, OTOH, means that the current presented evidence was not sufficient to determine that you did commit the crime, thus not meeting its burden of proof.

Nasrudith 8y ago
Juries only rule guilty or not guilty - innocence comes up in appealing existing guilty convictions.
- bzbarsky 8y ago
  In Scotland, juries can return one of three rulings: "guilty", "not guilty", and "not proven". I'm not sure what effect this has in practice.