Criminal Law - Criminal Convictions And Sentencing

A criminal conviction will occur when a court of law finds a defendant guilty of a crime and comes to a final verdict. An acquittal is the opposite of a conviction. There are some flaws in the criminal justice system and ocasionally innocent people are convicted and guilty people are actually acquitted. This is why appeals have been put in place to avoid and mitigate this problem, if and when it arises. A mistake made by the criminal justice system that results in a conviction of an

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