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Outline the three possible verdicts in a jury trial

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Hung Jury- Jury cannot decide on a verdict and it is considered a mistrial.

Acquittal- not guilty

Guilty- All members of the jury agree that the defendant is guilty

This is straight from the E2020 note slide show

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3 possible verdicts in a jury trial is guilty, not guilty and acquital.
guilty means that the accused is proven that he did the crime under the criminal law and will face charges

not guilty means that the accused not proven the he did the crime and will be free from chrages

acquittal means insufficient evidence and the accused will be free
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