acquittals

Conspiracies of various sorts were the prosecutors 'darlings (the Chicago 7, etc.), and even though those cases mostly ended in acquittals, they were still discouraging of free speech.

IsThatLegal? 2003

When the acquittals were announced, gasps of relief resonated from Wolfmeyer's family and friends before they applauded, giving Wolfmeyer a thumbs-up sign.

USATODAY.com - Jurors acquit Wolfmeyer in murder-for-hire case 2004

Prosecutor Dustin O'Brien called the acquittals disappointing, but said his office would seek the maximum three-year sentence on the abuse conviction, the paper reported.

ABQnews Seeker Front Page 2009

Prosecutor Dustin O'Brien called the acquittals disappointing, but said his office would seek the maximum three-year sentence on the abuse conviction, the paper reported.

ABQnews Seeker Front Page 2009

And I know from talking to jurors in many of these cases that one of the reasons for the acquittals was their surprise that the evidence in court was so much weaker or at least more ambiguous than all the "evidence" they had read about or seen on TV. The key legal question in this case is going to be the extent to which interrogators can lie or leave things out when grilling a suspect.

Homefronts: Seven Things You Need To Know About The John Walker Case 2007

His previous trials resulted in three acquittals and one mistrial.

US Assisted Suicide Advocate Kevorkian Dead at 83 2011

His previous trials resulted in three acquittals and one mistrial.

US Assisted Suicide Advocate Kevorkian Dead at 83 2011

So as a result of higher penalties, we get more cases with higher sentences, but also more acquittals of people prosecutors believe to be guilty.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Recent Michigan Prosecutions for “Seducing an Unmarried Woman”  2010

Four principal state court trials last year lead to three acquittals and only a single sentence for illegal file sharing.

Boing Boing 2009

Still others argue that when acquittals are ignored and the person found "not guilty" continues to be vilified or their charge repeated with each mention in the press, democratic principles, individuals, families and society itself are harmed.

Rev. Barbara Kaufmann: Power to the People Works When People Claim the Power Rev. Barbara Kaufmann 2011