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Something between guilty and not guilty you mean? Well, its a very complicated problem (and not just an American one!). And tbh, I would say no. It is up to the prosecution to prove someone did something and if they can not do that then the only option the judge has is a not guilty verdict.
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Their is, reasonable doubt. Meaninig it can't be deterimed between two sceniaro's which is more likely.
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'Not proven' would be the same as not guilty. It has become fashionable to confuse 'guilty beyond a reasonable doubt' and 'guilty beyond a *shadow* of a doubt'. It is impossible to eliminate the shadow of doubt about anything.
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I like your idea but I don't know. It undermines the "Double Jeopardy" clause but I don't know how important that is. How should this option be regulated? Realisticly the defendant can be proven guilty, proven innocent, or neither. Maybe the criteria should reflect that.
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