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the legal mic drop that means the state had its shot and missed
means A formal judgment that a person accused of a crime is not guilty and is legally cleared of the charge.
from From the Old French 'aquiter,' meaning to settle or pay off a debt, which in turn grew from the Latin 'quietare' — to make quiet or set at rest, the same root behind 'quiet' itself. The idea traveled from clearing a financial obligation to clearing a legal one: an acquittal is the court declaring the debt of accusation paid in full, the matter put to rest.
- can't retry
- Double jeopardy blocks a second swing at you
- not innocence
- Means not proven, never says you didn't do it
- O.J. moment
- Glove didn't fit, jury had to acquit
- juror power
- Twelve strangers can override the entire government
- final word
- Prosecutors generally cannot appeal an acquittal