ACQUITTAL
Results of Felony Trials Completed in 1998
The legal and formal certification of the innocence of a person who has been charged with a crime.
Acquittals in fact take place when a jury finds a verdict of not guilty. Acquittals in law take place by operation of law such as when a person has been charged as an ACCESSORY to the crime of ROBBERY and the principal has been acquitted.
Acquittal: State of New York Felony Indictments and Dispositions for 1998
