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Old 24th Feb 2014, 20:55
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Try Scottish law for 'not proven'
Under Scots law, a criminal trial may end in one of three verdicts: one of conviction ("guilty") and two of acquittal ("not proven" and "not guilty"). As things stand, not proven is seen as a safeguard against wrongful conviction.

During the 2007 consultation, the Law Society of Scotland questioned the need to reform [their] three verdict system.

But it said if the third verdict were to be abolished, the two remaining would be "proven" and "not proven" since it was up to the Crown to prove its case beyond all reasonable doubt.

BBC News - Verdict on 'not proven' sought from Scottish public
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