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"acquittal" Definitions
  1. an official decision in court that a person is not guilty of a crime

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An acquittal based on anything less would hardly be an acquittal at all.
The difference is if the judge lets that [evidence] in to get an acquittal, there's no appeal from an acquittal.
Critics of the president simply do not want to hear that the blind rush to impeach guaranteed not only an acquittal but an easy case for acquittal.
On the next ballot, one more came out for acquittal.
Trump's lawyers will then present their arguments for his acquittal.
This time they ultimately affirm the correctness of Anthony's acquittal.
Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers confirmed it.
After Anthony's shocking acquittal, Baez found himself in high demand.
The vote failed, all but guaranteeing Trump's acquittal next week.
Long before Wednesday's vote, the acquittal was a foregone conclusion.
Eleven voted to convict, while one held out for acquittal.
Clinton remained in office after an acquittal by the Senate.
His acquittal will allow Esteves to return to the bank.
Ministers and activists were planning demonstrations in case of acquittal.
He's had a somewhat rocky legal career since Simpson's acquittal.
Kavala's acquittal Tuesday had initially been welcomed by rights groups.
The acquittal marks another setback for an already troubled case.
Lisa Murkowski indicated Monday night that she would support acquittal.
Trump appears emboldened by his Senate acquittal earlier this month.
Chase made no secret he favored the acquittal of Johnson.
In his speech, Mr. Trump referred to his impeachment acquittal.
What is your reaction to the acquittal of President Trump?
Some Republicans said publicly they hoped for a quick acquittal.
Trump's acquittal in the Senate was always a foregone conclusion.
An acquittal would be a setback for the special counsel.
At least one juror said that factored into the acquittal.
Activists celebrate outside the court after Hernández's acquittal last month.
Prosecutors said Craig's acquittal should not bear on Gates' sentence.
One case ended in acquittal and one in a mistrial.
"The acquittal liberated Donald Trump," said Republican strategist Doug Heye.
Only 0.07 percent of court cases in 2013 ended in acquittal.
Joe Manchin of West Virginia, in hopes of a bipartisan acquittal.
McConnell and Republicans wanted to rush through an acquittal vote tonight.
In short order, they are expected to vote for his acquittal.
Anthony, now 32, has spoken out only once since her acquittal.
Since her acquittal, Casey Anthony has led a lonely, guarded life.
It also denied Trump a bipartisan acquittal vote in the Senate.
It happened days after his acquittal in a double murder case.
And what happens if, by some miracle, he wins an acquittal?
But the acquittal does not mean that Bemba will walk free.
McCusker's withdrawn nomination is the latest personnel shakeup following Trump's acquittal.
The officers' eventual acquittal on state criminal charges led to riots.
President Trump's acquittal in the U.S. Senate is a foregone conclusion.
" -- February 251 speech on Senate impeachment acquittal "It was a fix.
Hours after the acquittal, the president congratulated the chief on Twitter.
It's unclear whether Trump will tout on Tuesday his expected acquittal.
Johnson's acquittal also elevated the Presidency by making impeachment seem doomed.
Can they please vote "Present" or "NV" (Not Voting) on acquittal?
Defense attorneys had refiled a motion for acquittal after the mistrial.
Martin's death, and Zimmerman's acquittal in 2013, sparked the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
In the days following Trump's acquittal, the administration fired Lt. Col.
After acquittal, the question is whether his good luck will last.
Instead, Trump has shown signs he feels emboldened by the acquittal.
Still, the cardinal's acquittal did not come as a complete surprise.
He was expecting acquittal before the 2020 caucuses and primaries start.
A woman reads newspaper headlines announcing Clinton's acquittal in Sacramento, Feb.
I felt a small rush of acquittal as I paid. ♦
His acquittal is still pending final approval at Turkey's highest court.
Egypt's Court of Cassation upheld an earlier verdict, making the acquittal final.
Court-martials, he avers, have a higher acquittal rate than civilian courts.
"Acquittal" is a term most familiar to us from the criminal law.
Since Wednesday's acquittal, Trump has set out on a vindictive victory lap.
"Acquittal means total vindication," said Tim Murtaugh, the Trump campaign's communications director.
The impeachment trial is expected to conclude with Trump's acquittal this week.
Lawyers say that an acquittal is now more likely than previously thought.
Buoyed by his impeachment acquittal, President Trump is turning to his campaign.
Such scepticism from the bench makes an eventual acquittal likely, lawyers say.
Forty-one percent opposed the acquittal and 17% said they were undecided.
And not the depiction of the acquittal and its immediate aftermath, either.
An acquittal of Litvak could lead to a withdrawal of those pleas.
In this "modern" Russia too, no politically motivated trial ended in acquittal.
Like Simpson, Anthony has been shunned by mainstream society since her acquittal.
The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the acquittal in a majority decision.
And he has a lot better chance of that after his acquittal.
She resigned from the Tulsa Police Department several months after her acquittal.
They said it was a dose of payback for his 1995 acquittal.
In today's decision, a majority on the Supreme Court upheld the acquittal.
After his acquittal, O.J. seems intent on continuing his party-filled lifestyle.
That trial ended with the surprise acquittal last year of all seven.
Gibbs's lawyer, Theodore Simon, released a statement this morning on the acquittal.
The prosecution's appeal of the acquittal is pending at the Supreme Court.
Zirngast told Reuters he was surprised the acquittal verdict came so early.
Following the acquittal at trial of the eight Black Sox on Aug.
It was entirely possible that that was the basis for the acquittal.
Barreling toward acquittal, some key Republicans say Trump has learned his lesson.
"Do you worry President Trump will be emboldened by acquittal?" he asked.
Trump hopes to enter her House chamber vindicated by a trial acquittal.
At trial in the Senate in 313, Clinton won a resounding acquittal.
They wrote that many of the women braced themselves for an acquittal.
The acquittal has virtually no value because Americans know it wasn't fair.
News of Jordan's selection comes just one day after Trump's impeachment acquittal.
Mr. Trump's acquittal appears all but certain in the Republican-led chamber.
For those who desired an acquittal for Guyger, consider the following scenario.
But his expected acquittal is also likely to leave the president emboldened.
At his trial on appeal, prosecutors once again sought the cardinal's acquittal.
Her acquittal last month was celebrated by rights groups across the world.
More than 20 years after Simpson's acquittal, though, things became more clear.
The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime had planned to appeal the acquittal of Transocean Inc and unit Transocean Deepwater Drilling Company, as well as the acquittal of two of the company's three advisers.
The trial, which resulted in Casey's acquittal, damaged her relationship with her father.
So the woman appeals Mumphrey&aposs acquittal and Michigan State reopens the case.
Leave a reasonable doubt and the dealer could walk away with an acquittal.
Five years after her shocking acquittal, the name Casey Anthony still enrages Floridians.
But Democrats risk appearing as sore losers in light of the president's acquittal.
It would have made no sense to wait for months for an acquittal.
Maine Senator Susan Collins went even further to defend her vote for acquittal.
Democrats largely favored removing Trump from office, while most Republicans supported his acquittal.
In many cases, it can lead to hung juries, mistrials and even acquittal.
Prosecutors said they would appeal against the acquittal of the other four suspects.
Whatever the merits of the case, his acquittal was certainly far from uncommon.
Rogberg's acquittal meant reporting restrictions relating to publication of the DPA were lifted.
The result was an acquittal in the Senate by a largely partisan vote.
"It doesn't change my feeling," Ms. Jones said of the acquittal on Monday.
After his acquittal, Johnson had a mere ten months left in his term.
Some prominent Indians took to Twitter to vent their anger over the acquittal.
More than 120 people have been arrested during protests since Stockley's Friday acquittal.
Everyone participating in the trial knows full well that Trump's acquittal is certain.
But Trump technically needs only 34 Senate supporters to vote for his acquittal.
The Pulse victims' families did not have comment on Salman's acquittal, Altman said.
The officers' acquittal on assault charges led to the 1992 Los Angeles riots.
He showed off the acquittal headline on a copy of the Washington Post.
This year, it happens to be the day before President Trump's likely acquittal.
Trump is expected to give his first public comments on his acquittal today.
But Democrats had finally overplayed their hand — Mr. Trump's likely acquittal be damned.
Armed with the acquittal, Trulove sued and received the big settlement last year.
Given the Republican majority in the Senate, Trump's acquittal is a foregone conclusion.
He ultimately hanged himself in prison less than a week after that acquittal.
And his acquittal there, in that GOP-controlled chamber, is all but certain.
They should recall, too, what happened after President Bill Clinton's 1999 Senate acquittal.
Asked if he thought an acquittal in the Senate would be bipartisan, Sen.
In 2003, Moreno secured Penalver's acquittal, a victory for the pro-government camp.
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The first jury ballot showed nine of the 12 for acquittal, with three undecided.
The prince sought an acquittal but was convicted of causing actual bodily harm. 5.
So does that mean the Senate's acquittal is the end of the impeachment gambit?
The New York Times: Democrats, knocked back by Trump's acquittal, ponder their next steps.
The reckoning following President Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal came into sharper focus on Tuesday.
The acquittal sparked six days of civil unrest, mostly in South Central Los Angeles.
Zelada's lawyer Renato de Moraes said he would appeal the decision and seek acquittal.
The acquittal handed Trump his biggest victory yet over his Democratic adversaries in Congress.
While the Anthony family briefly reconciled after her acquittal, the relationship soon fractured again.
Simpson's acquittal provided a sense of closure that the Rodney King trial failed to.
Democrats are beginning to discuss a backup plan: forcing more tough votes before acquittal.
His acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial a day later is a foregone conclusion.
The Senate is set to vote on Trump's acquittal Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m.
Wednesday on two articles of impeachment, with every Republican expected to vote for acquittal.
An acquittal: Officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile.
The acquittal was an emotional blow for the survivors and families of those killed.
The acquittal comes almost exactly 2 years after Hernandez was convicted of murdering Lloyd.
A conviction or acquittal in a criminal jury trial like this must be unanimous.
Prosecutor Leah Jo Viste did not immediately return calls for comment on the acquittal.
She has only spoken out once since her shocking 2011 acquittal on murder charges.
The second trial, of Officer Edward M. Nero, ended in an acquittal in May.
Bibi's acquittal prompted violent demonstrations by the Islamist movement Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
Two years after his acquittal, he was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages.
Hernandez's death occurred just days after his acquittal of a separate 2012 double murder.
Simpson denied guilt, but public opinion was strongly against him even after his acquittal.
Their acquittal in March was supposed to calm emotions and allow divisions to heal.
"Congratulations to Navy Seal Eddie Gallagher," he tweeted after the acquittal on July 3rd.
It overturned her acquittal by a lower court and jailed her for six months.
James's insanity acquittal placed him in an obscure, multibillion-dollar segment of domestic detention.
Senate acquittal will only add momentum, putting impeachment to bed for many nonpartisan voters.
Lamar Alexander acknowledged Trump's wrongdoing as "inappropriate," yet supported acquittal and voted against witnesses.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional context on Clinton's acquittal.
On CNN, a Wolf Blitzer-narrated documentary recapping Clinton's acquittal aired earlier this month.
Barring a plea deal or an acquittal, he was on a path to prison.
Privately, he has signaled even greater confidence of acquittal, according to a Republican senator.
Now comes the effort against Trump, also expected to end in a Senate acquittal.
How do you think history will remember the impeachment and acquittal of President Trump?
Given the likely acquittal, Democrats are intent on exposing the Senate trial as illegitimate.
After all, it was the same Turkish judiciary who made the acquittal ruling too.
Weinstein's acquittal on those counts suggests that some jurors had problems with Sciorra's account.
To the Editor: Re "Republicans Block Impeachment Witnesses, Clearing Path for Trump Acquittal," nytimes.
Anything short of that will result in acquittal, by far the most likely outcome.
Trump's lawyers claimed sweeping executive power for him as they argued for his acquittal.
But Senate acquittal may be nothing more than a stay of execution for Trump.
This is not simply an acquittal that Trump could use to motivate his base.
It was unclear on what grounds the attorney general's office is appealing the acquittal.
"The evidence is neither material nor likely to lead to an acquittal," Zhou said.
There's no one way of summing up what happened in terms of the acquittal.
In March 2013, Italy's Court of Cassation threw out Knox's acquittal and ordered a retrial.
Therefore, the Senate's impeachment verdict of acquittal carries no double-jeopardy protection for the president.
Despite Trump's acquittal Wednesday, the investigation into the Ukraine saga might not be over. Rep.
When he entered the room, Trump held up newspapers emblazoned with headlines announcing his acquittal.
The incident, which later became known as "Fajitagate," ended in the acquittal of the officers.
They sued him for $56 million in July 1985, just one month after his acquittal.
With a hung jury and now an acquittal under its belt, the complaint seems warranted.
Trump will make a statement regarding his acquittal at noon today from the White House.
Islamists have shut down major cities in Pakistan through days of demonstrations against Bibi's acquittal.
The Senate then held Clinton's trial, which resulted in acquittal, in January and February 1999.
He said that Almena faced a life sentence and prosecutors risked a politically disastrous acquittal.
Casey, 32, has only spoken out once since her shocking 2011 acquittal on murder charges.
Jurors said afterward they had split 11-1 in favor of acquittal, local media reported.
Wednesday is the day Trump is supposed to win acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial.
Mr. Flotron's acquittal could spell trouble for similar cases brought by the United States government.
"There is no question we will claim acquittal as vindication," added a senior campaign official.
It's still highly unlikely — almost inconceivable, really — that El Chapo will win an outright acquittal.
Los Angeles was left smoldering following the acquittal of police officers who beat Rodney King.
Bourgon recalled the recent acquittal on appeal of another Congolese militia leader, Jean-Pierre Bemba.
The acquittal is remarkable because federal prosecutors almost never lose terrorism cases against Muslim defendants.
Only one trial — not two — ended in an acquittal; the other was a hung jury.
His successor, Robert Ray, opted against prosecuting Clinton after the president's acquittal by the Senate.
While technically not an acquittal, it leaves Mr. Nuttall and Ms. Korody without criminal records.
It continues a churn of staffing changes that followed Trump's impeachment acquittal a month ago.
Barnum's equivocation about which came first, seeing or believing, cinched the deal for Mumler's acquittal.
Some say Republican control of the Senate dooms impeachment with the probability of an acquittal.
Mr. Salmond's acquittal was received on social media with equal measures of dismay and approval.
Democrats have said the President feels emboldened by his acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial.
And that is exactly the mindset he has brought to the presidency since his acquittal.
Dianne Feinstein, drafted several versions of censure language as a companion to an impeachment acquittal.
Trump's ultimate acquittal on two articles of impeachment was not in serious doubt on Monday.
By mid-October, they were a hung jury: nine favored acquittal, including all six women.
If that vote fails, Cruz said he expects the chamber to head quickly to acquittal.
Right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump's acquittal for half a century.
" Asked if he's thinking about acquittal, Manchin said: "I'll be very impartial 'til the end.
Now, that trial could abruptly end today with an acquittal for the president — or not.
Impeachment: Republican leaders could call a vote for President Trump's acquittal as soon as Friday.
Trump, though, might have to wait longer for a vote on acquittal to occur. Sen.
The motion was for acquittal of the bank fraud counts related to Federal Savings Bank.
The case, against one of the men charged in the killing, ended in an acquittal.
Fresh from his impeachment acquittal by Senate Republicans, President Trump has shifted into payback mode.
How much have you read, seen or heard about the Senate trial and the acquittal?
All of which makes Collins' feeble attempt to defend her vote for acquittal frankly laughable.
"The speaker of the House says that she refuses to accept this acquittal," McConnell said.
His acquittal had been guaranteed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell before it even began.
Any hopes that a scandal big enough could take him down were quashed after acquittal.
Commenting on Kavala's acquittal, Erdogan said "they set out to acquit him with a maneuver".
The statements also revealed how intertwined the vote on witnesses and the ultimate acquittal were.
That would tie up the Senate indefinitely when Mr. Trump's acquittal is not in doubt.
Trump's attorneys were given the same amount of time to make their case for acquittal.
If the Senate fails to remove the president, Trump will use the acquittal as vindication.
Given his steadfast support among Senate Republicans, the President is all but guaranteed an acquittal.
After the verdict in Danner's killing, I spoke with Vinny Eng about Sergeant Barry's acquittal.
Republicans could keep such efforts short if they wanted to move quickly to an acquittal.
The Court of Cassation, Egypt's highest criminal court, upheld an earlier verdict, making the acquittal final.
The legal victor was short-lived, though, as Italy's supreme court vacated Knox's acquittal in 2014.
Trump's revenge is far from overHere are some of the most significant events since Trump's acquittal:
Protesters gather outside the Capitol Wednesday to demonstrate against President Trump's acquittal in his impeachment trial.
Decades from now, his impeachment and then acquittal will be seen as a curiosity by historians.
Because McConnell was able to silence Bolton, the president's acquittal will ring false to many Americans.
Trump also directly addressed the issue of faith during a rambling speech Thursday on his acquittal.
After the acquittal, Goodson also chose to have a bench trial rather than a jury trial.
It's been 5 years since her acquittal, and Casey Anthony's showing her loving, caring side again.
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial ended on Wednesday with a conclusion that was unsurprising – his acquittal.
She was remanded in custody until January, when a legal challenge to her acquittal was rejected.
That puts not only the prosecutors on trial—an acquittal would be disastrous for their reputation.
If Democrats dismissed an acquittal as partisan nonsense, Republicans would likewise ridicule the decision to impeach.
Their votes will determine whether Trump gets a bipartisan acquittal, a bipartisan condemnation — or, perhaps, both.
Trump's acquittal on both charges against him is expected when the Senate votes at 4 p.m.
He will speak at noon in the East Room about his impeachment acquittal by the Senate.
The upper chamber's Friday vote likely sealed President Trump's acquittal when the Senate officially votes Wednesday.
For much of the 27 hours of deliberation, all but two were in favor of acquittal.
A lot's changed since Bailey and Simpson's famous "Dream Team" helped O.J.'s acquittal in 1995.
She also noted that Judge Tiffany's acquittal further restricted the meaning of "damage" under the statute.
Kondik suggested that even if there's an acquittal, the details of the Senate vote could matter.
There's been discussion here about the acquittal of felony offenses and your conviction of a misdemeanor.
However, Goodson's acquittal makes it far less likely that justice for Gray's death will be served.
The only thing worse for Republicans than Hillary Clinton not being charged would be an acquittal.
Another potential outcome, which the Holleeder sisters are trying not to dwell on, is an acquittal.
Even with an acquittal, an officer could still face discipline by the department, including possible dismissal.
Even with an acquittal, an officer could still be disciplined by the department, including possibly dismissal.
Mitt Romney (R-Utah), Trump's impeachment acquittal in the Senate, too, was motivated by Republican fear.
Jurors told reporters afterward that they were stuck at 10-2, with the majority for acquittal.
The Supreme Court is expected to take up the review of Ms. Bibi's acquittal next week.
"Only international pressure on the Turkish regime made this acquittal possible," he said in a statement.
He had won an acquittal for Noor Salman, the widow of Pulse nightclub shooter Omar Mateen.
Mr. Flotron's acquittal may factor into the government's strategy for pursuing wire fraud rather than spoofing.
After Friday's vote against allowing new witnesses and documents into the trial, acquittal is virtually certain.
With Mr. Trump emboldened by his acquittal, some say investigating him is more important than ever.
If that vote fails, the trial is likely to conclude with an acquittal vote this week.
Context: President Bill Clinton reacted to his own impeachment acquittal in 1999 by calling for reconciliation.
Barbara (Michigan): Does the acquittal of President Trump mean that the President is above the law?
This is part of president Bill Clinton's statement the day after his trial ended in acquittal.
White House officials say they want and expect a speedy trial and acquittal by the Senate.
Karin Deutsch Karlekar, director of Free Expression at Risk Programs at PEN America, welcomed the acquittal.
Even presuming Trump's acquittal, this process could still play out more unpredictably than you might think.
There is no sign the managers' work changed this paradigm, meaning Trump's acquittal remains very likely.
If the Senate defeats that resolution, the trial is likely to head to a quick acquittal.
The impeachment trial is now effectively finished, and Trump is on a glide path toward acquittal.
We don't yet know whether Manchin is a vote for acquittal if this gambit doesn't succeed.
Both appealed against the conviction, while the prosecution appealed against the acquittal on the corruption charge.
All year, she has believed impeachment is a political loser and that Trump's acquittal is certain.
In the days since that acquittal he has engaged in a full-bore revenge victory lap.
The White House recalled him from his post on Friday following the Senate's acquittal of Trump.
Karin Deutsch Karlekar, director of Free Expression at Risk Programs at PEN America, welcomed the acquittal.
"As a result, the government avoided litigation risks including the risks of an acquittal," he wrote.
The trial ended in a hung jury in November with the majority of jurors supporting acquittal.
Even with the protesters' acquittal, ramifications of the case will echo through the climate protest movement.
But he's also said he was "vindicated" and "proven innocent," which misrepresents the meaning of acquittal.
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Gbagbo's acquittal will produce catastrophizing commentary not only because prosecutors have spent more than seven years, and many millions of dollars, to have their case thrown out without the defendants even saying a word, but primarily because this acquittal follows a series of high-profile prosecutorial failures.
Appeals judges also upheld Khayat's earlier acquittal on the more serious charge of exposing the purported witnesses.
All those who voted for his acquittal did so out of fear of being punished by him.
His acquittal sparked nationwide debate and protests in a case that was racially charged from the start.
Not only did all sides win, they all seemed to work toward the same result of acquittal.
Trump has spent the two days since his acquittal by the Senate railing against his perceived enemies.
A national poll says that Americans are almost evenly split over the Senate's acquittal of President Trump.
The West Virginia Democratic senator surprised his Republican colleagues by denying Trump a bipartisan acquittal last week.
Senator Susan Collins, one of a handful of moderate Republicans, said she would vote for Trump's acquittal.
McConnell expressed surprise at the Democrats' decision to impeach Trump, saying that his acquittal was always assured.
His death – and Zimmerman's eventual acquittal – sparked nationwide outcry and helped give rise to the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
But the pieces for Trump's quick acquittal began to fall into place on Thursday night when Sen.
Legal experts have said Goodson's acquittal could set the tone for the four officers still awaiting trial.
Legal experts have said Goodson's acquittal last month could set the tone for officers still awaiting trial.
Baroni's attorneys gave separate reasons for an acquittal or new trial in court papers filed on Monday.
That's why cases like Gray's sting even more than George Zimmerman's acquittal in the Trayvon Martin killing.
His chances of acquittal in a country where the conviction rate is 99% may have lengthened further.
One is a standard defense motion for acquittal, claiming the prosecution has failed to prove their case.
That does not mean that the candidates in the Senate should have voted to vote for acquittal.
Donald Trump's impeachment trial may have ended in acquittal, but the president is hardly in the clear.
Since the accused is presumed innocent, a tie goes to the defendant and an acquittal is required.
"We have to be humble but I definitely think there are grounds for an acquittal," he said.
Parker testified the injuries were accidental, the judge noted in explaining the decision to order an acquittal.
After Anthony's acquittal and release from jail, he provided the private jet Anthony used to leave Orlando.
The judge discharged Siti Aisyah without an acquittal after prosecutors said they wanted to withdraw the charge.
The acquittal led to protests across the United States and inspired the Black Lives Matter activist movement.
Goldwater, a former presidential candidate and conservative bulwark, told Nixon he lacked the Senate votes for acquittal.
Shelby returned to work after her acquittal -- to a desk role, instead of her previous patrol responsibilities.
For much of the 27 hours of deliberation, all but two jurors were in favor of acquittal.
He also said the relationship between Barclays and HP, industry practice and other factors necessitated an acquittal.
One of the earlier trials ended in a hung jury, while the other ended with an acquittal.
At Tuesday's debate, Espy called the claims "unfair" and noted his acquittal of all charges in 1998.
Last week, after a trial, he won an acquittal for a banker accused of manipulating commodity prices.
Following an appeal of the acquittal of those charges he was convicted again and jailed in 2015.
Bibi left for Canada last week after living at an undisclosed location inside Pakistan since her acquittal.
But when the court rejected that request this week, upholding her acquittal, the government was better prepared.
In 2014, an appellate court overturned Mr. Anwar's acquittal and sentenced him to five years in prison.
There was no immediate word on which way the jury was leaning — toward conviction or toward acquittal.
Saito was committed to the state hospital after his acquittal in the 1979 slaying of Sandra Yamashiro.
Islamists shut down roads in major cities in Pakistan during three days of demonstrations against Bibi's acquittal.
An acquittal would only add to criticism that Mueller's investigation hasn't been worth the time and expense.
Judge Horn explained the law carefully and fully, and the jury voted for free speech and acquittal.
Despite her acquittal, she soon discovered that she had to keep living under the weight of suspicion.
It's almost certain that Bibi will not be able to live in the country after her acquittal.
And when an N.G.R.I. defense does succeed, it tends to resemble a conviction more than an acquittal.
Susan Elgin said she had been the only juror who wanted a full acquittal of Officer Porter.
Consumers also shrugged off President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, which ended in his acquittal earlier this month.
Clinton's Senate impeachment trial was ongoing at the time, and it ended in February with his acquittal.
He investigated then-President Clinton as independent counsel, with the probes culminating in Clinton's impeachment and acquittal.
For now, we will likely see more pettifogging before what seems more and more likely -- an acquittal.
Unless there is a new blanket of information, the Senate scales of justice will side on acquittal.
Mr. Trump is facing several roadblocks in his administration's quest for a speedy acquittal in the Senate.
The acquittal could have some life in a campaign context, but likely only for a little while.
With President Trump's acquittal all but assured, today's closing arguments in the impeachment trial carried little suspense.
Trump plans to make a statement on his acquittal at the White House on Thursday at noon.
WASHINGTON — Speaker Nancy Pelosi always knew impeachment would end this way: with the acquittal of President Trump.
February 6, 2020 The U.S. Senate acquittal of President Donald Trump is our first topic this Thursday.
He began Thursday by buoyantly hoisting a headline announcing his acquittal at the bipartisan National Prayer Breakfast.
Several current and former Trump advisers gathered to mingle and toast the president's acquittal in the Senate.
Early in his career, he instructed his clients to thank the judge and jury after an acquittal.
We pundits were tossing all steamed in our beds,While Trump's certain acquittal danced in our heads.
Many white people found his acquittal unthinkable, while many blacks rejoiced and hailed him as a hero.
Sources close to the president said Trump has a greater sense of freedom following his Senate acquittal.
They also signal that the Senate will swiftly move toward acquittal, after checking off some procedural boxes.
GOP leaders argue there's little reason to secure witness testimony since the outcome -- Trump's acquittal -- is inevitable.
Impeachment in the House would be followed by acquittal in the Senate, and the election next November.
Five days after the acquittal, Mr. Hernandez was found dead in his prison cell, an apparent suicide.
Karpeles's acquittal on the more serious allegations of embezzlement and aggravated breach of trust was a surprise.
The hearings in the Judiciary Committee provided a sad confirmation of the likelihood of the President's acquittal.
The prosecutor in the case, Tiziana Siciliano, had herself requested the acquittal following the constitutional court's ruling.
Supporters of Mr. Spanier and Mr. Paterno held up the acquittal on the conspiracy charge as vindication.
Qassem Soleimani, growth in the stock market and his acquittal by the Senate in his impeachment trial.
If a number of senators missed the vote, the numbers needed for conviction or acquittal would change.
After Ammon Bundy's acquittal on Thursday, his lawyer, Marcus Mumford, argued that he should be released immediately.
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" Drake believes that if Maynor's case had gone to trial, there "certainly would be ample arguments for acquittal.
Congressional Republicans, feeling celebratory after Mr. Trump's impeachment trial concluded with his acquittal Wednesday afternoon, mocked the speaker.
Trump began the prayer breakfast by proudly displaying newspaper covers reporting on his acquittal on their front pages.
Trump is expected to take a victory lap over his acquittal at noon ET at the White House.
The acquittal marked the second time in 10 months that he withstood an existential threat to his presidency.
Earlier this year the hashtag #IBelieveHer went global following the acquittal of two rugby players accused of rape.
There is no such thing as a definite acquittal, the court artist tells him; the court "forgets nothing".
Even with an acquittal or dismissal, the decision of a single prosecutor can destroy the lives of citizens.
Ultimately, she gave her first interview since her acquittal — for free — to the Associated Press earlier this year.
This rather flimsy line of argument was accepted, and a representative of the state prosecution service urged acquittal.
Canadian officials said in a statement they welcomed Salim Alaradi's acquittal, and his family is celebrating the news.
Vice President Mike Pence and National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, among many others, had predicted a bipartisan acquittal.
Welch told BuzzFeed News "the acquittal speaks for itself," and that he didn't have anything else to add.
The mood of pessimism is even starker among African-American civilians, especially in the wake of Yanez's acquittal.
She was handed a death sentence and was on death row for nearly eight years before her acquittal.
But Varley's acquittal follows a separate court decision to also dismiss the charges against the bank in 2018.
I always thought a fucking verdict—you never thought it was going to come down to an acquittal.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Vietnam War, the acquittal of the police officers who killed Amadou Diallo.
In arguing for an acquittal on the West 27th Street charges, Ms. Shroff hopes to avoid that outcome.
It delved into the vibrant personalities, the media circus, the racial and celebrity dynamics behind Mr. Simpson's acquittal.
Trump appears to have taken his Senate acquittal on the House charges as permission to keep breaching norms.
Trump said Sunday he will likely have a difficult time working with Democrats after his expected acquittal vote.
If any of them side with the President, Trump will be able to say his acquittal is bipartisan.
Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are considered the most likely senators to be mulling possible acquittal votes.
Chase's acquittal stabilized the Republic and restored the balance of power between the executive and the judicial branches.
But how the trial proceeds and whether Trump gets the speedy acquittal he craves is far less clear.
The White House is urging the GOP-controlled Senate to move towards a speedy acquittal of the president.
In that sense, right-wing media have been laying the groundwork for Trump's acquittal for half a century.
Their rhetorical choices have grave implications for the meaning of the acquittal the president is likely to receive.
The biggest similarity for me is that in '99 Clinton was nearly assured acquittal, just like Trump now.
In Tine Nys's case, Mr. Van Steenbrugge said the acquittal had sent a strong, reassuring message to doctors.
Though his reputation may not diminish, his chances of escape, or acquittal, are drastically lower there, experts say.
Starr's probe led to Clinton's impeachment in the House of Representatives and acquittal in the Senate in 28500.
More controversially, it could be a mechanism to keep an open impeachment — with no acquittal — hanging over Trump.
Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal is a warning sign that something has gone deeply wrong in our political system.
But while Trump's standing remains ambiguous, impeachment and acquittal did generate a few other clear winners and losers.
Now that the Senate has blocked the consideration of witnesses, President Donald Trump's acquittal is all but guaranteed.
Mr. Trump's acquittal has also left Democrats embittered about the future of the institution in which they serve.
The president and other Republicans would love nothing more than to be able to trumpet a bipartisan acquittal.
Then, respond to these three questions: What is one argument Mr. Trump's lawyers used in favor of acquittal?
But, according to experts, he faces a legal hurdle: his acquittal on some of the most serious charges.
Just days after an acquittal in that case, he hanged himself with a bedsheet in his prison cell.
Many of the explanations that Republican senators offered for their acquittal votes yesterday were logically weak or worse.
Trump's acquittal is just the latest example of how the American system falls short of its stated ideals.
His first trial ended two years ago in a hung jury after one juror held out for acquittal.
The vote means Republicans will soon move to end the trial, signaling an acquittal for Trump on Wednesday.
Yet timing for the final step of the trial, the actual acquittal, is still up in the air.
Edmund Ross (R-Kan.), who broke with Republicans in 1865 to vote for then-President Andrew Johnson's acquittal.
To avoid a mistrial, jurors have three options: a conviction for murder or voluntary manslaughter, or an acquittal.
That is unclear, but one guidepost is Clinton's trial, which lasted five weeks and ended in his acquittal.
"Under the current circumstances, such a proceeding would fail to render a meaningful verdict of acquittal," Tribe wrote.
Democrats are worried that an acquittal will only embolden the president, and they feel powerless to prevent it.
The first trial ended in a hung jury in May 2015, with one juror holding out for acquittal.
Two decades after O.J. Simpson's acquittal, "Dream team" member Alan Dershowitz is one of America's most famous lawyers.
The whole story surrounding a community's investment in him during the trial and the celebration of his acquittal.
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Bibi's acquittal is being reviewed, though it is extremely rare for a review to overturn a Supreme Court ruling.
Two previous trials for cops also charged in Gray's death resulted in a mistrial and the acquittal in May.
The jury's decision was a huge sigh of relief for the city, which was bracing for an incendiary acquittal.
Immediately after her acquittal and release from prison in 2011, Anthony flew to New York with her legal team.
Despite this acquittal, Hernandez decided to take his own life by hanging himself his cell days after the verdict.
Hours ahead of his expected acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial, President Trump attacked Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Twitter.
Since his acquittal in 2013, Zimmerman has made news several times, including an arrest in a domestic violence case.
The president celebrated his acquittal Thursday, holding up a newspaper with the front-page headline declaring him not guilty.
"It's called total acquittal," said Trump while holding a newspaper headline declaring him cleared by the Republican-controlled Senate.
Followers of Asaram Bapu attended a special prayer for his acquittal, before he was convicted and jailed for life.
Trump began the usually nonpartisan prayer breakfast by proudly displaying newspapers reporting on his acquittal on their front pages.
In December, when the House passed two articles of impeachment, a quick Senate acquittal would have helped the president.
GOP senators are expected to support the president's acquittal today and leave a verdict up to voters in November.
After the Senate voted against even allowing additional witnesses and documents into the trial, acquittal became a virtual certainty.
Barr's hearing will take place in the aftermath of this month's acquittal of Trump in the Senate's impeachment investigation.
Already before the acquittal by a Republican-dominated Senate, Trump's approval ratings were rising to his all-out best.
The officer's daughter wept as the judge enumerated the reasons for the acquittal, count by count, over 40 minutes.
WASHINGTON — President Trump's Senate impeachment trial will end with an acquittal Wednesday without testimony from a single new witness.
Chuck Schumer said the historically unprecedented lack of fresh witnesses or documents in the impeachment trial undermined Trump's acquittal.
Except the Constitution requires 67 votes — not 51 — to remove a president, so that would count as an acquittal.
Not long after his acquittal, police summoned Kool-Aid to the parking lot where they held cars as evidence.
Most Democrats continue to oppose impeachment, and even if that changed, acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate is certain.
Ten of the 12 jurors voted for Menendez's acquittal, the Washington Post reported, citing an interview with one juror.
It's another troubling chapter for the Anthonys, who have struggled financially since their daughter's high-profile trial and acquittal.
In the time since news of Parker's rape charge resurfaced this August, reactions to his acquittal have been divisive.
He was found hanged in his cell last month, just days after his acquittal in a separate double homicide.
Pakistan also sees the ruling as a win, citing the court's decision not to order Jadhav's acquittal or release.
Network. After Simpson's acquittal, she left the prosecutor's office and authored a book, Without A Doubt, about the trial.
He had been going back and forth with aides on the timing and format of a post-acquittal statement.
"You can't convince the American people it was an acquittal if you don't have witnesses and documents," he said.
The likely acquittal will come after Republicans blocked a motion to allow additional witnesses and documents in the trial.
Zimmerman has been trolling for notoriety since his acquittal, to the point of retweeting an image of Martin's body.
The source said on Friday the top court had declared the appeal inadmissible, meaning the acquittal is now final.
The board brought up O.J.'s 1995 acquittal, but only to say it did NOT factor into their decision.
The perceived threat was apparently enough, based on existing legal standards for police use of force, for Brailsford's acquittal.
"The government should be scared," Ryan Bundy asserted to the Washington Post less than a week after their acquittal.
Not long after his fourth acquittal, Brown went to live with relatives in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Two others have stood trial, with one case ending in a hung jury and the other in an acquittal.
Two years after his acquittal, he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and domestic violence with a weapon.
" She added that Hernandez had recently spoken with Avielle after his acquittal and told her, "Daddy's gonna be home.
The US attorney general pushed back after the acquittal, calling Steinle's death "preventable" and blaming the sanctuary city policy.
"Our ultimate goal is Park's acquittal and release," Kim Won-joon, a 62-year-old former construction worker said.
In the FX series, after the acquittal, an African-American juror flashes Mr. Simpson a black-power fist salute.
These collections of lawyers recall the "dream team" that won O. J. Simpson's 1995 acquittal in his murder trial.
One juror, Ed Norris, told reporters the jury was split 10-2 on all counts in favor of acquittal.
Khan on Wednesday had slammed the protests over Bibi's acquittal as a "disgusting response" to the top court's decision.
Surely there would have been demonstrations after the killing and the killer's acquittal regardless of what the victim wore.
"I don't think I've ever been witness to such a resounding acquittal," Duffy's chief lawyer Donald Bayne told reporters.
One case resulted in an acquittal, one trial is currently underway and in two cases, trials have not begun.
Garcia Zarate was indicted on two federal gun charges in connection to the case five days after his acquittal.
Busloads of police officers and state troopers braced for the chaos that many feared would have followed an acquittal.
ATLANTA — Friday's acquittal of Noor Salman, the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando, Fla.
But her nomination was withdrawn abruptly within days of Trump's acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial earlier this month.
But it is by now obvious that in the aftermath of his impeachment acquittal, Trump is even more emboldened.
On Monday, January 20, Trump's counselors submitted a 110-page brief to the Senate calling for a swift acquittal.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who's retiring next January, deployed the same rationale to justify his vote for Trump's acquittal.
Democrats are in a state of denial Asked about Trump's likely acquittal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi quibbled with language.
Tomorrow: Senators will vote on two articles of impeachment against Mr. Trump, but his acquittal is a near certainty.
"This president, as you know, he's going to take acquittal and think, 'I can keep doing this,'" Todd said.
John Bolton has knocked President Donald Trump's speedy acquittal this week off-kilter — at least for the moment. Sen.
The O.J. Simpson murder trial divided the country, with the acquittal of the former pro football player shocking America.
"If I don't hear any more information that would sway me otherwise ... that would be for acquittal," Braun said.
In the wake of Jackson's acquittal, Barbara Walters named him one of the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2005.
Edmund G. Ross (R-Kan.), without whose vote of acquittal Johnson would have been convicted and removed from office.
President Trump has expanded his legal team in hopes of securing a quick acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial.
Much of that is almost certainly because Trump's acquittal has been telegraphed since the beginning of the impeachment inquiry.
Then the President seemed to be pulling for a quick acquittal that he could use on the campaign trail.
His acquittal by a single vote in his Senate trial did not discourage future lawmakers from turning to impeachment.
Mr. Trump may win acquittal in the Senate, but that does not mean the public will be as forgiving.
The first trial ended in a hung jury in May 2015, with a lone juror holding out for acquittal.
They come as Mr. Trump has moved aggressively after his impeachment acquittal to insert himself into Justice Department business.
Yet even with the acquittal, the roaring economy and a lame opponent, impeachment remains a potential electoral stumbling block.
While some Republican leaders had hoped the outcome would chasten the President, Trump instead seems emboldened by the acquittal.
The White House, readying its own case, welcomed the progress toward a trial and predicted Mr. Trump's eventual acquittal.
Cory Gardner of Colorado for being loyal to him during the Senate impeachment trial by voting for his acquittal.
" Consequently, Tribe maintained, "under the current circumstances, such a proceeding would fail to render a meaningful verdict of acquittal.
Trump has long wanted his trial to feature a theatrical defense aimed at winning him vindication, not just acquittal.
He still hasn't calmed down as he impatiently awaits the expected Senate acquittal that he will paint as validation.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that if the Senate refused to call new witnesses, an acquittal would not be legitimate.
That might encourage Mr. Cipollone and Mr. Sekulow to take a longer time outlining the case for his acquittal.
"We don't want a quick technical acquittal but complete exoneration," said an outside adviser who speaks to the president.
With the specter of an acquittal rising, it was expected that Ms. Lagarde would quickly move past the issues.
His acquittal by the ICC earlier this year raised fears that he might return to run again, reigniting conflict.
Yet seven senators abandoned their party and voted for his narrow acquittal to let Johnson finish out his term.
The acquittal of Kate Steinle's killer on second degree murder charges is a blot on the legacy of America.
He cited the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, which ended in acquittal, as a model.
When the chief's court-martial ended in acquittal on most charges, Mr. Trump congratulated him and lambasted the prosecutors.
On the third count -- that she was unconscious or unaware -- the vote was 11 - 1 in favor of acquittal.
In 2012, the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin jolted her consciousness, and the acquittal of his killer outraged her.
The acquittal sparked days of protests that at times were violent, with demonstrators clashing with police and destroying property.
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They likewise upheld the earlier acquittal on all charges of the TV channel, of which Khayat is now vice-chairperson.
Despite last week's acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Lloyd, his sister's boyfriend.
He'll have x-rays and doctor's reports, TMZ's video, and an acquittal to point to as evidence of his claims.
They could file a motion with Ellis for acquittal or for a new trial, or they could pursue an appeal.
As some senators described it, acquittal of impeachment charges and innocence are not necessarily congruent when it comes to judgment.
"It's called total acquittal," said Trump, who held aloft a newspaper headline declaring him cleared by the GOP-controlled Senate.
In the days since his acquittal, two of the top witnesses in the inquiry — National Security Council aide Lt. Col.
The president's actions illustrate how he's become newly emboldened following his acquittal in the Senate after a bitter impeachment trial.
The Senate impeachment trial of President Trump will end on Wednesday with a likely acquittal in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Trump later tweeted that he would make a statement regarding his acquittal on Thursday at noon from the White House.
As the party controls the legal system the courts will not challenge its accusations, giving Huang little chance of acquittal.
Oz's acquittal came after prosecutors rested their case, before his lawyers called a single witness to testify in his defense.
It was shrewd tactics on the part of Ms Tethong, Mr Elmer's lawyer, that won him the bank-secrecy acquittal.
To defuse the tensions, Pakistan's government struck a deal with Tehreek-e-Labaik allowing it to petition against the acquittal.
Over the past several weeks, he's defaulted to brushing off the accusations, pointing to his acquittal, and blaming the media.
He was then conditionally released from detention after more than seven years in custody while prosecutors appealed against his acquittal.
The president made no explicit mention of impeachment or the Senate acquittal that was expected to happen just hours later.
Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Doug Jones of Alabama have not ruled out supporting acquittal.
It followed the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who shot and killed African American teenager Trayvon Martin.
I remember expecting an acquittal that day, preparing for it even, but not really prepared for the disappointment of it.
Under the principle of double jeopardy, Simpson's acquittal for the murders means he cannot be tried again for the crimes.
The acquittal hinged on the grounds that the police had failed to properly describe the drug he was allegedly trafficking.
The acquittal in the face of video evidence ignited long-standing racial tensions in the community into the LA Riots.
The acquittal was confirmed for the other six people indicted in the trial, including Los Angeles-based producer Frank Agrama.
And it seems, judging from some of his recent behavior, that the impeachment acquittal has convinced Trump that he's untouchable.
But after his acquittal, Mr. von Bülow remained a welcome figure at many Manhattan social events and Broadway opening nights.
But trials ended in acquittal, while a judge in the United States ruled that American courts did not have jurisdiction.
On procedural shows such as Law & Order: SVU, they're often presented as the difference between a rapist's conviction or acquittal.
Here's what we've learned so far from the impeachment by Democrats and presumptive acquittal by Republicans of Donald John Trump.
Trump's calls for those countries to investigate these allegations kicked off the impeachment inquiry that ended on Wednesday with acquittal.
This gambit will succeed in shutting down the impeachment trial before it could ever truly begin and ensuring Trump's acquittal.
Trump and his aides once hoped to use the speech as a victory lap of sorts following an acquittal vote.
But the Senate was consumed by the revelations, which threatened to upend Republican plans for a swift acquittal this week.
And an acquittal for Trump would still appear certain, since 67 votes would be needed to remove Trump from office.
Plus, his acquittal certainly seems safe at this point, given the supermajority required for conviction and the existing GOP majority.
Trump unchained Everything we know about Trump's behavior suggests that he will view acquittal as vindication of his strongman tactics.
"We knew it would be almost impossible to get an acquittal when a jury hears you confess," Mr. Peruto said.
An acquittal will undoubtedly unleash President Trump to continue to stretch the bounds of propriety in the 2020 presidential election.
President Trump then spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast and held up a copy of a headline about his acquittal.
Newsletter A day after his acquittal, the president took a victory lap, and vented, in a wild White House speech.
Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, has been driving this train along the railroad tracks to acquittal junction this whole time.
And this is it, the last day of the impeachment trial, somehow, without any witnesses, and an almost certain acquittal.
The case eventually resulted in an acquittal; a mistrial could have spared the district attorney's office from suffering a loss.
There may also be factors specific to this president at play, like his recent acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial.
Al Green, who first called for Trump's impeachment back in 2017, promising to push for impeachment again after Trump's acquittal.
Romney voted with Republicans against the obstruction of Congress charge, which fell along straight party lines, 53-47 for acquittal.
Impeachment  President Trump spoke publicly for the first time about his acquittal in the impeachment trial, and it wasn't pleasant.
To protect his Senate majority as much as the presidency, Mr. McConnell promised a swift acquittal — and he delivered it.
The president, eager for an acquittal by the GOP-controlled Senate, has pushed for an impeachment trial to begin quickly.
The hashtag #blacklivesmatter was first used to organize following Zimmerman's acquittal, planting the seed for the national movement that followed.
The question of fresh witnesses is now the key drama in a trial seen as destined to end in acquittal.
They punctuate his growing sense of political invulnerability after the Senate's acquittal vote in his impeachment trial two weeks ago.
Mitch McConnell's plan to rush to an acquittal is an affront to the Constitution and a disservice to the nation.
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate resumed Monday as his legal team lays out its case for acquittal.
" He added that he feared an acquittal because "I know and you know what [Trump] will do: 'I am vindicated!
That risk was averted for the time being on September 16th, when the ICC'S chief prosecutor appealed against his acquittal.
In his final defense ahead of the ruling, Topuz said he did not accept the accusations and demanded his acquittal.
With Republicans behind him in Congress, and certain of his acquittal, Trump is using impeachment to rile up his base.
Senate Republicans have emphasized that they're interested in an expedited process that doesn't include witnesses and moves quickly to acquittal.
And he wants a Senate acquittal to say he didn't do anything wrong, which means a trial has to happen.
All 100 senators must be present and must remain silent until their vote is cast for either acquittal or conviction.
Other Democrats accused Trump of purging the U.S. government of perceived enemies following his acquittal on impeachment charges last week.
A choreographed acquittal exonerates no one, serves only to deepen rifts within the country and eviscerates the Senate's constitutional role.
Rather than risk another acquittal in Boston, a handful of men from the town took justice into their own hands.
We've learned Mathers hired Tom Mesereau, who not only got MJ off ... he won a murder acquittal for Robert Blake.
Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsCollins reacts to angry voicemails in response to acquittal vote What the impeachment vote looked like from inside the chamber Collins: It's 'very sexist' to assume I asked McConnell's permission in witness vote MORE's (Maine) suggestion that he had learned a lesson from impeachment just a day before his expected acquittal.
He hired Baez, who won an acquittal in the second case — and began the appeal process for the first murder conviction.
The protests were sparked by the acquittal of four white police officers in the fatal beating of a black insurance salesman.
Asked if she was disappointed by Spanier's acquittal on felony endangerment charges and failure to make a report, Ditka said no.
But Olympic officials treated the CAS ruling as a technical acquittal for lack of evidence rather than clear proof of innocence.
Alexander Vindman, a key witness in the impeachment hearings who the president removed from his post after the Senate's acquittal vote.
Lenz believes an acquittal would serve to legitimize the beliefs of the groups who have supported the Bundys in the standoffs.
Meanwhile, about 44% of respondents disagreed with Trump's acquittal on some level and said they supported the president's removal from office.
According to defense attorney Joe Otte, Tranquilli went on a racist tirade following the acquittal of a drug suspect last month.
While Trump's Senate trial took place during the latter half of January, it is expected to end Wednesday with his acquittal.
President Trump is set to deliver remarks Thursday following his Senate acquittal on two impeachment articles surrounding his dealings with Ukraine.
Trump and his team were hoping for acquittal over the weekend, before he delivered his third State of the Union address.
Let's assume Democrats are right and that impeachment hearings would lead to impeachment by the House and acquittal in the Senate.
His defense team, led by personal lawyer Jay Sekulow, pushed for the president's acquittal and dismissal of both charges against him.
Canada urged Pakistan on Tuesday to ensure the well-being of Bibi as her life was in danger after her acquittal.
Cases are pending for 203 defendants following the acquittal of six defendants at the end of the first trial in December.
"I don't think this was a suicide," she told Dr. Phil citing his acquittal and pending appeal on the Odin case.
We always, from the very beginning, said it would be the night of the murders to the night of the acquittal.
She brings up the recent acquittal of Ammon Bundy and six others, who occupied a federal wildlife refuge earlier this year.
A Senate acquittal, like a failed House vote, would fuel Trump's claims of vindication as he campaigns for four more years.
If you are a prosecutor and the case goes on and gets to be an acquittal, then you have no recourse.
The collision is creating a messaging challenge for Trump, who is eager to milk the expected acquittal for everything he can.
Volgy, the former Democratic mayor of Tucson, also warned of a potential backlash from Democratic voters if Sinema supported Trump's acquittal.
The acquittal vote came days after a Democrat-led effort to subpoena additional witnesses and documents failed, largely on party lines.
Democrats had opposed any witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Clinton and voted as a bloc for a summary acquittal.
Defence lawyers for the other suspects, Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hassan Habib Merhi and Assad Hassan Sabra, did not seek early acquittal.
After her acquittal, he provided her with the private plane she used to leave Orlando after she was released from jail.
"This acquittal leaves me speechless," said Vesna Bosanac, the head of a Vukovar hospital besieged by pro-Seselj militia in 1991.
Despite that acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
Because, for example 11-1 in favor of acquittal or 11-1 in favor of conviction obviously are vastly different messages.
Anthony has tried to distance herself from her infamy — and hasn't watched her parents in their TV interviews since her acquittal.
Zimmerman is facing stalking accusations in his latest legal woes since his 2013 acquittal in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
U.S. immigration officials announced Thursday night that they will seek to deport Zarate again following his acquittal on the murder charges.
He was part of a team that represented Clinton during the 1999 impeachment, which ended with Clinton's acquittal in the Senate.
" Slobodan Jovicic, Mayers' Swedish defense lawyer was "disappointed" by the verdict and said he had been looking for "a complete acquittal.
A district court ordered acquittal over the delivery and attempted delivery of national defense information charges due to lack of venue.
Lawyers for one of the suspects, Hussein Hassan Oneissi, had asked for early acquittal, saying all evidence against him was circumstantial.
The ESPN documentary also includes interviews with Marcia Clark and Bill Hodgman, prosecutors from the trial, which ended in Simpson's acquittal.
At the time, Garcia Zarate's acquittal reignited the firestorm surrounding immigration policy, with some conservatives directing their ire toward San Francisco.
Hours later, the jury had yet to reach a verdict, and two jurors were rumored to be holding out for acquittal.
Pakistan's religious right has violently protested her acquittal and Bibi is being held in an undisclosed location to keep her safe.
In part, that is because prosecutors and Ms. Cucchi have challenged almost every acquittal, and new investigations have opened more leads.
The members who were leaning toward acquittal thought the police had pressured Mr. Lewis into a false confession, the juror said.
Democrats don't have the votes in the Senate to remove Trump, and fear an acquittal in that chamber could embolden him.
Then there were lawsuits, and a high-profile court case, in 2008, that culminated in his acquittal on child pornography charges.
Since conviction and removal requires a two-thirds majority, most see Trump's acquittal as the most likely outcome from a trial.
" -- February 22018 speech on Senate impeachment acquittal Facts First: It's not true that both seats were "not supposed to be won.
Wednesday * The trial resumes with a final vote expected on the acquittal or conviction of the Republican president by 4 p.m.
His acquittal is seen as likely in the Senate because at least 20 Republicans would have to vote for his removal.
Trump just earned his highest approval rating ever after months of impeachment scandal that will almost certainly end in his acquittal
And loyal Republican voters, frustrated by Clinton's acquittal, turned out in big numbers, Matthew Dowd, a top Bush adviser, has said.
Until Sunday evening, however, it seemed that Trump was on a glide path to acquittal by the end of the week.
While the White House technically has 24 hours spread out over three days to present its case for Trump's acquittal, Sen.
At the same time, expectations that he could speed through the process with a fast, clean acquittal are beginning to evaporate.
If his team falls on their faces it could make it harder for moderate Republicans to just move quickly toward acquittal.
And finally, an acquittal will represent the supremacy of one man and the GOP over against truth and the nation's interests.
On the day of his acquittal in 1999, he appeared in the Rose Garden alone and expressed regret rather than vindication.
We're covering President Trump's acquittal in the impeachment trial, Boris Johnson's spat with the BBC and a deadly avalanche in Turkey.
The acquittal was another instance of how the biggest stories in the Trump years have eventually concluded without politically fatal consequences.
"When you have an acquittal in criminal cases, it always makes the appeal more difficult," said Michael Bachner, a defense attorney.
Mr. Edwards's trial ended in an acquittal on one count with the jury unable to reach a verdict on five others.
Mike Lee, felt the need to tweet "congratulations" to Trump for his acquittal and took a thinly veiled swipe at Romney.
"And absent any consequences to the extent that he perceives the acquittal as an exoneration, it's a fake exoneration," Jeffries argued.
With 67 votes needed to convict Trump, his acquittal at the end of the weeks-long trial is all but guaranteed.
The outcome seems most likely to be the president's acquittal and continuation in office — not a conviction and removal from office.
Trump's acquittal would allow him to claim vindication just as the Democratic Party holds its first nominating contest for the Nov.
With this new roadblock potentially stalling his anticipated acquittal, Trump lashed out at Bolton on Wednesday in a series of tweets.
Five years after Mr. Altman's acquittal in 1993, he and Mr. Clifford reached a $5 million settlement with the Federal Reserve.
On Monday, the president's defense team is expected to continue their case for Trump's acquittal, which they began presenting on Saturday.
" Timothy Parlatore, Gallagher's lawyer, said the SEALs' interviews contained falsehoods and inconsistencies that formed "a clear road map to the acquittal.
The investigation led to Clinton's impeachment and later acquittal for lying under oath about his relationship with Lewinsky, among other things.
Craig's attorney Bill Taylor latched onto the acquittal after the verdict, expressing disgust over the prosecution and hinting at political motives.
Last December, another jury deadlocked, with 11 of the jurors wanting to grant an acquittal and just one finding him guilty.
After the trial ended, one juror told reporters the jury was split 10-2 on all counts in favor of acquittal.
The January haul coincided with most of the Senate's impeachment trial, which resulted in the Republican president's acquittal earlier this month.
While the court upheld the man's acquittal, it did, however, nudge the government towards taking action to fix the legislative gap.
Joan Vollero, a spokeswoman for Vance's office, said the office was disappointed with the acquittal of DiCarmine but respected the jury's decision.
The Associated Press is republishing a version of a report that followed the acquittal of the two men in the Till case.
The immediate trigger was the acquittal of four white LAPD officers in the beating of Rodney King, despite being captured on video.
The country's highest court announced the acquittal of Asia Bibi, 47, on Wednesday morning, and within hours protests began in several cities.
She became a fixed figure in the public consciousness that has endured to this day, some two decades after Simpson's ultimate acquittal.
After an acquittal (or, for that matter, a conviction), Fifth Amendment double-jeopardy principles forbid a successive prosecution for the same charge.
Alexander Vindman was fired from the White House on Friday — two days after President Donald Trump's acquittal in his bitter impeachment trial.
With polls showing roughly 50 percent of the country supporting Trump's removal, Democrats are hoping Trump's acquittal is just a temporary victory.
Once the trial began in May 2008, she attended the proceedings every day until Kelly's acquittal on June 13 of that year.
After years of silence following her acquittal, Anthony agreed to a series of interviews with the AP, which were published beginning Tuesday.
Despite the acquittal, one of the jurors told me after the trial that she believed "Doe could have been raped" by Johnson.
On Thursday, Trump basked in his acquittal while decrying Democrats' efforts to undermine him as "bullshit" and taking shots at Utah Sen.
Given the likelihood of an acquittal, Trump's victory, it was casually supposed, would inflict a significant political cost on the Democratic Party.
Federal prosecutors are still investigating Rudy Giuliani, the president's personal attorney, even after President Donald Trump's impeachment trial acquittal in the Senate.
A Pakistani man convicted of stabbing a woman classmate 23 times has had his acquittal overturned, prompting widespread celebration from her supporters.
Tulsa, Oklahoma police officer Betty Shelby will receive $35,000 in back pay following her acquittal of first-degree manslaughter earlier this month.
Acquittal seems assured, with a two-thirds majority needed to convict and Trump's fellow Republicans holding 53 of the 100 Senate seats.
"I don't think this was a suicide," she told Dr. Phil McGraw, citing his acquittal and pending appeal on the Odin case.
Evans' conviction was ultimately overturned, but other professional footballers have been found guilty of violent sexual crimes against women without subsequent acquittal.
"It's not an acquittal," Tamara Green, a retired California attorney who first came forward with allegations against Cosby in 2005, told PEOPLE.
Currently, a loophole in the country's legal system permits the relatives of victims to forgive their assailants, often resulting in their acquittal.
The acquittal on criminal conspiracy counts and weapons charges delivered in federal court in Portland on Thursday also encouraged the group's supporters.
The news agency said Inac had denied being a member or a sympathizer of an illegal organization and had requested her acquittal.
Zimmerman perceived Martin's blackness as inherently suspicious, and his acquittal affirmed that his fearful perspective is shared by the American justice system.
However, Pakistani officials considered the ruling a favorable outcome overall, as the court did not order the acquittal and release of Jadhav.
And the collision is creating a messaging challenge for Trump, who is eager to milk the expected acquittal for everything he can.
And their split decision will ensure Trump gets his speedy acquittal without the threat of new testimony that could upend GOP plans.
The acquittal vote will fall largely along party lines, well short of the two-thirds majority it would take to remove Trump.
Wallace pointed to benefits for both Republicans and Democrats from the trial, which is all but guaranteed to end with Trump's acquittal.
Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell April 19, just days after his acquittal on double-murder charges in a separate case.
"Eni welcomes today's judgment of acquittal on the grounds there was no case to answer," the Italian major said in a statement.
On Friday, Justice Conviser ruled that Mr. Dixon's videotaped confession to prosecutors could be used as evidence, making an acquittal more unlikely.
Deliberations took barely an hour, with one juror claiming the acquittal could've come sooner had they not stopped to have a soda.
That perception contributed to Bill Clinton's acquittal by the Senate in 1999 after the House impeached him for the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Despite last week's acquittal, Hernandez was still serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, his fiancée's sister's boyfriend.
As arduous as her time on Rikers was, Hailey's acquittal did not mark the end of her battle with New York City.
R. Kelly didn't buy an acquittal in 2008 by paying off the alleged child victim and her family ... so says that family.
Brafman in 2001 secured the acquittal of Combs on gun and bribery charges stemming from a shooting in a New York nightclub.
The Edwards case — which ended in an acquittal and mistrial — has been invoked by Trump allies as an example of prosecutorial overreach.
On the night of Mr. Stockley's acquittal, about 1,000 protesters marched through the streets and more than a dozen people were arrested.
Mr. Abdeslam's lawyer made a case for his acquittal on several grounds, including the lack of evidence that he pulled the trigger.
"The state didn't have a case in the first place," Mr. Gray said in an interview on Friday evening after the acquittal.
In the week since his acquittal, Trump has taken a series of bold steps to punish his opponents and reward his supporters.
Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced this week that they would both be voting for acquittal, leaving Sen.
We could see a small handful of Senators split their votes, opting for conviction on one count but acquittal on the other.
If at least 103 senators vote against calling witnesses, the trial will almost certainly end in short order with an acquittal vote.
GOP leadership had appeared confident as of last week that the effort would fall short, paving the way for Trump's quick acquittal.
Johnson's acquittal undid the Union's victory in the Civil War, allowed the Confederacy to win the peace, and nearly destroyed the Republic.
Senate Republicans released their partisan impeachment trial resolution on Monday evening, a blueprint that could result in President Donald Trump's swift acquittal.
Kyle: I'm actually most interested in seeing how the House managers package their case when all expectations are for a swift acquittal.
His is a critical vote, and his decision will help determine whether Mr. Trump receives a swift acquittal as soon as Friday.
If the public comes to believe their narrative, it will be harder for the President to claim vindication following his likely acquittal.
The schedule means Mr. Trump would deliver the State of the Union address Tuesday night with his all but certain acquittal pending.
McConnell has said he wants a speedy acquittal for Trump, and has openly said his office is coordinating with the White House.
" Even with that awareness, when the jury's verdict came back in 1995 in favor of Simpson's acquittal, Vance admits, "I was celebrating.
They believe that this would work to the president&aposs advantage, allowing him to brandish an acquittal verdict for his reelection bid.
But it's unclear whether a new Democratic administration would be able to reverse the damage Trump's acquittal will have on America's prestige.
Since his acquittal, Mr. Trump has moved swiftly to purge administration officials whose presentation of events did not align with his own.
The president is expected to speak about the economy and the 2020 agenda, sidestepping impeachment talk ahead of his near-inevitable acquittal.
As a body, the Senate will reach a verdict of acquittal by setting aside or simply ignoring the facts of the case.
With a Senate acquittal, get ready for the Trump impeachment exoneration tour -- a tour that will likely only benefit his reelection prospects.
The West Virginia Democrat, who dashed President Trump's hopes for a bipartisan acquittal, said his vote to convict was not about politics.
By the end of October, when the House passed its impeachment resolutions, an acquittal might have been readily accepted by the public.
In 2008, 13 years to the day after his acquittal in the murder case, Mr. Simpson was convicted of multiple felony charges.
It is unclear where those inquiries stand and whether Mr. Craig's acquittal might affect decisions by the prosecutors about how to proceed.
Senate Republicans had previously homed in on concluding the trial Saturday, and many of them wanted to take acquittal votes Friday night.
Democrats say they now fear that Mr. Trump, emboldened by his expected Senate acquittal, will be even less restrained exerting his authority.
And McConnell seeming like he's going to get his way, makes the acquittal of the president he's predicted all the more likely.
Talk for a bit, get the name Burisma out there, blame Democrats, wait for those sweet sweet acquittal votes to roll in.
"A trial without all the facts is a farce," he said, seeding the idea that acquittal will be meaningless without witness testimony.
Republicans prevailed in blocking a key witness vote in the impeachment trial of President Trump, setting the stage for his likely acquittal.
WASHINGTON — As the House marches on to impeach President Donald Trump, Democrats seem unfazed about the likely acquittal on the Senate side.
Right now, Trump's impeachment in the Democrat-controlled House appears a deadlock cinch — likewise his subsequent acquittal in the GOP-controlled Senate.
Mr. Herbers also covered the trial of two suspects whose swift acquittal by an all-white jury shocked much of the nation.
After his acquittal in his war crimes case last year he returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo and remains in Kinshasa.
The Senate Republicans who are likely to ultimately vote for Trump's acquittal are unlikely to fully defend the specifics of his conduct.
That includes their recent handling of the impeachment trial: The most endangered GOP senators stood mostly in lockstep to guarantee Trump's acquittal.
During the proceedings, Justice Khosa observed that the petitioner had failed to present any violation of the law in the acquittal verdict.
Now, 25 years after her acquittal, she's telling what happened on her own terms, in this new Jordan Peele-produced documentary series.
The government plans to try the next group of protestors in January, but it's unclear what Thursday's acquittal means for subsequent prosecutions.
You spoke with two jurors from the murder trial, one of them admitted the acquittal was payback for the Rodney King trial.
A Norwegian appeals court said earlier on Wednesday that it agreed to hear an appeal by prosecutors against Rollen's acquittal of the charges.
Hexagon's shares, which fell sharply on the initial news of an investigation in October 2016, rose to all-time highs following the acquittal.
He also embarked on his post-Senate acquittal vengeance lap, firing impeachment witnesses including EU ambassador Gordon Sondland, NSC senior advisor Lt. Col.
That phone call became the center of the impeachment proceedings against Trump, which wrapped up in an acquittal of the president last week.
Thirty-three percent of American adults surveyed by Insider agreed on some level with President Donald Trump's acquittal in his Senate impeachment trial.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 51-49 on Friday against calling witnesses at the impeachment trial, clearing the way for Trump's likely acquittal.
"There can be no acquittal without a trial, and there is no trial without witnesses, documents and evidence," she said after the votes.
After a blatantly partisan and stacked impeachment trial in the Senate without witnesses, however, that acquittal of the president is clouded in doubt.
The impeachment trial is expected to end this week with Trump's acquittal, but the House would still have the ability to subpoena Bolton.
A White House spokesman indicated earlier Tuesday that Trump would address his expected acquittal in some form after the Senate votes on Wednesday.
But even the Democratic strategists most scalded by Russian interference fear House impeachment followed by Senate acquittal would invigorate Trump and his supporters.
And former prosecutor Marcia Clark believes there was one major factor that contributed to Simpson's acquittal at the end of the 1995 trial.
But, after seeing the way the officers behaved during protests that followed the acquittal of former police officer Jason Stockley, his feelings changed.
Nonetheless celebrating yet another acquittal of an officer involved in the death of a civilian, particularly an African-American civilian, is not justice.
Margaery Tyrell is also awaiting trial in the capital, but the Tyrell army has occupied the city to try to ensure her acquittal.
The judge's freeing of Aisyah does not amount to an acquittal, Channel News Asia reports, but she is now free to leave Malaysia.
Working in Mr Weinstein's favour is the fact that he is on bail, which studies have shown greatly increases his chances of acquittal.
Ghailani, in this case a non-citizen, was convicted of just one count of conspiracy, receiving an acquittal on 284 of 285 charges.
After nearly splitting with Temer, his main allies are poised to stay put after his acquittal and have vowed to endorse the reforms.
Manchin's announcement shattered Trump's hope for a bipartisan acquittal after he was impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
Schumer held his 47-member Democratic Caucus together on every single vote in the trial, denying Trump any claim to a bipartisan acquittal.
Manchin's decision is a setback for Trump, who was hoping to be able to point to a bipartisan acquittal in the Senate trial.
In any event, though the margin of acquittal was one vote, Ross's vote counted no more than any of the others against conviction.
An acquittal or hung jury would be embarrassing for the Justice Department, but it would not be the end of Chapo's legal problems.
That incident, along with the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King, contributed to the anger that exploded on April 29, 1992.
Perhaps it explains the federal court acquittal of seven armed anti-government protesters who took over a wildlife sanctuary in Oregon last winter.
A Bahraini court on Sunday ordered life sentences for three senior opposition members, overturning a previous acquittal on charges of spying for Qatar.
To focus on this narrow abuse of power claim as the foundation for this impeachment, Pelosi maximizes the chances of acquittal for Trump.
Legal experts said Judge Williams's acquittal of Officer Nero on May 23 weighed heavily in Officer Goodson's decision to avoid a jury trial.
President Alexei Kravtsov said earlier the Russia Skating Union would fight for the full acquittal of its sportsmen suspected of using the drug.
"The high court acquittal order is wrong on facts and in law," said Vrinda Grover, the lawyer appearing for the victim told CNN.
TLP supporters closed roads in major cities in Pakistan during three days of demonstrations against Bibi's acquittal at the end of last month.
The posters were pasted on boarded buildings around Ferguson during the protests following the acquittal of Darren Wilson in the death of Brown.
Stockley expressed a sense of relief after the acquittal and said he felt vindicated that the judge ruled he had done nothing wrong.
The Thursday acquittal of the armed protesters who took over an Oregon wildlife refuge has angered Democrats, environmental activists and public lands advocates.
A guilty verdict for Mr. Bundy could reinforce Washington's control of these acres, while an acquittal could embolden those who ignore federal rules.
And for the F.B.I., the acquittal was a rare public exoneration in face of relentless attacks by President Trump and his conservative allies.
The government has been walking a tightrope as it tries to calm religious sentiments while also standing by Ms. Bibi after her acquittal.
That may explain, in part, why prosecutors are pursuing this approach, but the change may well reflect lessons learned from the Connecticut acquittal.
" Paul Callan, a former prosecutor, said an acquittal is still possible since deliberations resume and "anything can happen after a weekend of reflection.
But aides say Trump feels newly emboldened after the Senate acquittal, and the steps he announced on Tuesday were long in the works.
But now that the Senate has delivered the president "total acquittal" on two articles of impeachment, a triumphant Trump is apparently seeking vengeance.
Trump has emerged from acquittal newly emboldened to pursue his own interests and vendettas, with a Republican Party fully willing to look away.
How the defense and prosecution answer these questions will inevitably shape the trial's ending — with a call for witnesses or a quick acquittal.
Senior Republicans and Democrats alike are unsure whether the president will still get a quick acquittal with no new witnesses before week's end.
But the report has roiled the impeachment proceedings in the Senate, where Trump and his defense team were hoping for a quick acquittal.
At some point, Mitch McConnell could choose to appoint his own impeachment managers, and you'd have a quick trial and even quicker acquittal.
Trump's defense team also sounded confident on Wednesday that the president would win acquittal at the earliest stages of the House Democrats' presentation.
The White House assumes the outcome of the Senate trial is acquittal, so what officials are trying to do is sway the public.
The more an acquittal hinges on preposterous limits on disclosure of information and on preventing witness testimony, the less valid it will seem.
This would have important symbolic value, but it would also have implications for the kind of acquittal the president is likely to receive.
Nor does it lessen my apprehensions about what Trump, after an acquittal in the Senate, may seek to do with a second term.
The dueling Democratic and Republican narratives heading into the Senate trial reflect the high political stakes even though Trump's acquittal is almost guaranteed.
" To mark Mr. Trump's acquittal by the Senate, Mr. Conway wrote a sarcastic, bitter column, concluding, "I believe the president's call was perfect.
The man who shepherded the President's acquittal, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has cautioned him to restrain his judicial commentary as Barr requested.
Since his acquittal, Trump has become even more emboldened, flouting the rule of law with his latest interference in Department of Justice matters.
An impeachment acquittal, this book warns, might give Americans a glimpse of what executive power looks like when the gloves come off, too.
Senior officials in his administration say he plans to avoid the topic of his impeachment trial, which is expected to end in acquittal.
Vox's Ezra Klein also discusses the implications of President Donald Trump's likely acquittal on the most-recent episode of the podcast Impeachment, Explained.
Isn't denying access to the facts of the prosecution's case ''blind to the superlatively important public interest in the acquittal of the innocent?
Despite the acquittal, Green said, he thinks the president understands the House is committed to holding him responsible for any future impeachable offenses.
Joe Manchin of West Virginia, voted to convict the President, meaning the acquittal vote was not bipartisan like it was in the House.
Aides said they had to convince Trump not to mention the proceedings in those remarks, and to save them instead for after acquittal.
President Trump is preening over his acquittal, his poll numbers and the economy, while the Democratic nomination race looks like a divided mess.
In 1992, rioting erupted in Los Angeles following the acquittal of four police officers who had been videotaped beating the motorist Rodney King.
"In the end, it's going to end in acquittal, and so why don't we focus on real things that matter for hardworking families?"
McConnell and other senators have indicated they would rather not call witnesses in hopes of a quick trial that ends in Trump's acquittal.
It is pretty clear that the process and rules have been rigged and that even an acquittal comes laden with skepticism and doubt.
Trump's fellow Republicans so far have blocked witnesses and new evidence, and have tried to expedite the process to secure a quick acquittal.
But some defense lawyers predicted Mr. Craig's quick acquittal after a three-week trial could dampen the Justice Department's enthusiasm for similar cases.
The Senate voted Friday evening to block consideration of new witnesses and evidence in the impeachment trial, all but securing President Trump's acquittal.
But he seems more and more likely to get a quick acquittal, maybe even with some Democrats voting in favor of the President.
That could secure Trump&aposs acquittal after months of testimony and debate over his campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rivals.
"The only verdict we will accept is acquittal," the center-right separatist party of Catalonia's former leader, Carles Puigdemont, said in a video.
The sense in the Capitol was that the trial was heading toward its predictable conclusion, Mr. Trump's acquittal, as early as next week.
But the absence of an acquittal in the Ruto and Sang cases means the ICC is free to bring fresh charges in future.
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said on Monday she would ask appeals judges to reverse the acquittal and declare a mistrial, resetting Gbagbo's legal process.
Thursday's ruling confirmed that acquittal, prompting renewed speculation that Mr. Sisi might release Mr. Mubarak from detention, though it could prove politically awkward.
As a citizen, a father, and an elected law enforcement officer, my initial reaction to the news of Garcia Zarate's acquittal was outrage.
This effect is why a Senate acquittal seems overwhelmingly likely — and why experts on democracy are so afraid for the American system's health.
That allegation formed the basis of the House's decision to impeach Trump in December, which resulted in last week's acquittal by the Senate.
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TRUMP CELEBRATES HIS ACQUITTAL: "[Trump] set off a new phase of political warfare, taking to the East Room of the White House to lambaste his opponents and praise his defenders during a bizarre and caustic performance celebrating his Senate acquittal that followed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's declaration that he was 'impeached forever,'" our colleagues Toluse Olorunnipa and Mike DeBonis report.
Cosby's lawyer, Thomas Mesereau, who won an acquittal for Michael Jackson at his 2005 child molestation trial, said the retrial could last a month.
Dmitriyev had already spent over a year in jail before being acquitted this spring on child pornography charges, but the acquittal was later overturned.
O.J. Simpson's notorious 1995 murder prosecution, subsequent acquittal and civil trial have managed to find their way back in to headlines on several occasions.
The move disrupted GOP unity on Trump's acquittal, and the senator immediately became the target of criticism from the president and White House allies.
Michael J. DiStefanoJamestown, R.I. To the Editor: Assuming an acquittal, I would urge the House managers to propose censuring the president for his actions.
VICE News interviewed Lagesse and Webermann during the trial of the first six J20 defendants, which ended in acquittal on all charges in December.
But now that acquittal is in the rearview mirror, the decision about whether to pursue Bolton's testimony has been punted back to the House.
In October last year the ICC prosecutor asked the appeals judges to reverse the acquittal and to declare a mistrial, resetting Gbagbo's legal process.
He has brought in famed defense attorney Thomas Mesereau, known for securing an acquittal for Michael Jackson in his child molestation trial in 2005.
For Trump, there was one overriding message to draw from his acquittal: Even at a time of maximum political danger, it's his Republican Party.
Both moments are likely to be repeatedly played on cable news throughout Wednesday as the Senate marches toward a vote of acquittal for Trump.
The army's high command demanded exemplary punishment, but populist politicians agitated for an acquittal or, once the soldier was convicted of manslaughter, a pardon.
Hernández's acquittal comes at the heels of the Supreme Court's decision to commute the 30-year sentences of three women jailed for abortion convictions.
Wedged between a chaotic Democratic caucus in Iowa on Monday, and Trump's all-but assured acquittal in his impeachment trial Wednesday, the 9 p.m.
The gravity of what technically could have occurred that afternoon—Trump's immediate removal from office—was undercut considerably by the certainty of Trump's acquittal.
Donald Trump adherents would argue it's been a good week for their favorite president, between his impeachment acquittal and State of the Union address.
On Tuesday, right before his acquittal, the Gallup polling agency found Trump's personal approval rating at 49%, the highest number ever registered by Gallup.
The acquittal of Ward has led Finney to advocate for changing rape statutes to allow for the crime of rape by deception or impersonation.
Press freedom advocates, the United Nations, the European Union and countries including the United States, Canada and Australia had called for the journalists' acquittal.
There may yet be more whistles to blow: if the Supreme Court upholds his acquittal on the secrecy charges, he may release more data.
Yet throughout his years living in Latin America, he retained at least some contact with U.S. officials, culminating in the 2011 trial and acquittal.
That high profile outcome hit many black parents the way O.J. Simpson's infamous acquittal hit the families of victims Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Casey Anthony doesn't keep in contact with her father, whom she accused of molesting her during her murder trial, which ended with her acquittal.
The Bundy acquittal illustrates the distance still to be traveled to achieve racial equality in both our criminal justice system and the larger society.
Hearst said she had been abused, threatened and brainwashed, but at the time there was no legal precedent for acquittal due to such manipulation.
Political analysts said the acquittal was disastrous for the credibility of Brazil's judiciary, the government institution that polls show is most trusted by Brazilians.
Hernandez's death came just five days after his acquittal in the 2012 slayings of two men outside a Boston nightclub in a separate case.
Coming off an effective and forward-looking State of the Union address, should he just stay quiet and let the acquittal speak for itself?
Senators are warning that if Republicans successfully block witnesses, senators are likely to move quickly to Trump's acquittal on Friday night or early Saturday.
"This panel of judges contributed to removing the taint from the Serbian people," Seselj told a news conference after the news of his acquittal.
"With this acquittal on all the nine counts of the indictment, the arrest warrant issued by the appeals chamber is rendered moot," said Antonetti.
The independent inspector general of Colombia requested his acquittal on all counts and cleared Arias of any wrongdoing in his personal and campaign finances.
However, it could also be more cogently argued, based on the Clinton experience, that the likely acquittal would equate to innocence to most Americans.
Broaddrick gave an interview to NBC in 1999 but the network did not air her account until Clinton's impeachment process concluded with an acquittal.
Friday and Saturday protests The city had been on edge for days during the trial, and demonstrations began soon after the acquittal was announced.
His father, Gil Garcetti, is a two-term district attorney who prosecuted O. J. Simpson in the double-murder trial that ended in acquittal.
" After his acquittal, Mr. von Bülow's stepdaughter said that despite the verdict, "we know and he knows that he tried to murder our mother.
Mr. Flotron's acquittal raises the question of how many cancellations are too many to show an illegal intent rather than a permissible trading program.
The move comes as Trump and his allies seek to root out members of his administration they view as disloyal following the president's acquittal.
Separately, Democrats on Friday dusted off their Trump oversight tools and took the first steps to confront the president's campaign of post-acquittal retribution.
February 6: Trump claims "total acquittal" at a wild and rambling news conference in the White House, lashes out at Romney, pushes conspiracy theories.
If his ratings slump, the question will be whether an eventual acquittal in the Senate would be enough to undo the damage, or more.
President Donald Trump was always going to take a victory lap following his triumphant State of the Union and his acquittal in the Senate.
Progressives want to send the message that the House will continue to act as a check on a president clearly emboldened by his acquittal.
This week, President Trump is expected to win a Senate acquittal on charges that at least one Republican lawmaker has essentially conceded were proved.
A number of senators plan to make their views known more clearly by taking to the Senate floor before the Wednesday afternoon acquittal vote.
Those moments helped Trump avoid the unspoken drama in the room: the still-lingering impeachment, which is set to conclude in acquittal on Wednesday.
Barrasso suggested that an acquittal vote could take place as soon as Friday — if senators don't agree to subpoena additional witnesses or documentary evidence.
He warned prolonging the trial would be a painful alternative path to the same result, an acquittal of Trump on the Senate floor. Sen.
He has not committed to allowing any witnesses or new documents in the proceedings and instead could steer the process toward a quick acquittal.
It was a strong sign that Republicans have the votes to move toward a quick acquittal, which could happen as early as Friday afternoon.
An acquittal would support efforts by Trump and his allies to portray the probe as a "witch hunt" and waste of time and resources.
An acquittal will be an affirmation that it's more important to tweet one's desired political narrative regardless of its connection to facts and truth.
Meanwhile, Mr. Trump's approval rating has risen, most likely lifted by the strength of the economy and his acquittal in the Senate's impeachment trial.
But as the discussions wore on, the White House legal team became reconciled to the idea that Trump's acquittal vote won't happen until Wednesday.
Before acquittal, members of the Trump administration had to worry at least a little that getting caught doing something wrong would lead to consequences.
That inquiry is expected to culminate with his acquittal in the Senate, after Republicans block any additional witnesses from testifying about his Ukraine dealings.
Alexander Vindman and his twin brother, who were removed from their White House jobs last week in fallout from President Donald Trump's impeachment acquittal.
When he secured President Trump's acquittal in the impeachment trial, the Senate majority leader completed a journey from staid establishment figure to conservative icon.
In the wake of the president's acquittal, Democratic lawmakers are hoping to turn the page — rather than rehashing the trial on the campaign trail.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's impeachment trial continued Monday with closing arguments from both legal teams, setting up a likely acquittal vote on Wednesday afternoon.
Democrats have said they'd like Trump administration officials to testify, but Republicans have indicated they prefer a shorter trial that ends in Trump's acquittal.
That requires senators to set aside partisanship, evaluate the evidence fairly and impartially, and follow it wherever it leads, whether to conviction or acquittal.
For Johnson, the entire process lasted 94 days, from first congressional action to Senate acquittal, lasted from February 22, 1868 to May 26, 1868.
Once the Senate receives the articles, McConnell will move quickly to begin trial proceedings that are certain to result in the acquittal of Trump.
Mr. McConnell's objective in the current battle is to bring about a speedy acquittal of the president, belittling the House's case in the process.
Hunter Biden's position on the board of Burisma was at the center of the impeachment trial that ended in Trump's acquittal in the Senate.
He has alleged that not just Mueller's investigation but the impeachment investigation that ended with his acquittal in February are manifestations of the plot.
Johnson would be a lame duck for the remaining months of his presidency, but the precedent of his impeachment and narrow acquittal was important.
The vote on witnesses was one of the last major obstacles for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has long been eyeing a swift acquittal.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today that if the Senate refused to call new witnesses or subpoena more documents, Mr. Trump's acquittal would not count.
A large crowd of supporters gathered outside the courthouse during the court hearing and broke into cheers when the acquittal was announced, WVIR reported.
Yousri Abdelraziq, a lawyer and Mubarak supporter who was present in court, said the former president was in a buoyant mood after his acquittal.
That relationship could prove critical when the Senate considers difficult votes on witnesses or other motions, and ultimately on the president's acquittal or conviction.
Hernandez hanged himself in his prison cell on April 19, 2017, just days after his acquittal on double-murder charges in a separate case.
The acquittal on the murder charges dismayed some survivors of the outbreak and probably spared Mr. Cadden from a sentence of life in prison.
"The Jinx" chronicled Durst's ties to his wife's disappearance, Berman's slaying and Durst's 2003 acquittal in the killing and dismemberment of a Texas neighbor.
The two staffing changes reflect the president's desire to surround himself with loyalists as he shifts gears following his impeachment acquittal in the Senate.
But hard-line Islamists, who led large protests in the days after her acquittal, called for her execution, and she has remained in hiding.
Mr. Trump is expected to face a trial early next year in the Senate, where his acquittal in the Republican-controlled chamber appears likely.
During the impeachment and acquittal of former President Bill Clinton, the market gained 28% from the time the House started impeachment proceedings on Oct.
The Black Lives Matter organization has garnered increasing attention since forming in 2012, following the acquittal of George Zimmerman who fatally shot Trayvon Martin.
On the second day of the trial, the judge granted the defense's motion for acquittal, ruling that the two protesters hadn't damaged the pipeline.
Baez previously represented Casey Anthony and helped win her acquittal in the death of her daughter, Caylee Anthony, in a trial that garnered national attention.
That same court also upheld the acquittal of other defendants, including former Interior Minister Habib El-Adly and four of his aides, Al-Ahram said.
He has "told confidants in recent days that he felt both vindicated and strengthened by his acquittal in the Senate," the AP reported on Thursday.
He also predicted, however, that Trump would face zero recourse for his actions from the Republican-led Senate, pointing to the president's recent impeachment acquittal.
President Trump holds a newspaper announcing his impeachment acquittal as he arrives at the 68th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on Thursday.
Trump shot back Thursday, holding up newspapers announcing his acquittal as he walked onstage and then taking shots at Romney and Pelosi during his speech.
Schumer helped ensure his Democratic Caucus did not break ranks during the Senate impeachment proceedings, denying Trump a bipartisan acquittal by the chamber last week.
Republicans had fretted the delay of Trump's expected acquittal at his Senate impeachment trial — now scheduled for Wednesday afternoon — would postpone the president's victory lap.
Although personally upset by impeachment, Trump is betting that he can sell his acquittal to the American people as proof that he did nothing wrong.
President Donald Trump said he has been spending a lot of his time after acquittal thinking about President Richard Nixon and looking at his portrait.
Top Trump officials have quietly created a de facto impeachment war room, with a chief goal of policing and solidifying Republican Senate support for acquittal.
Casey broke her silence with an Associated Press interview, published Tuesday, in which she addressed her daughter's death for the first time since her acquittal.
CASEY ANTHONY ON LIFE AFTER ACQUITTAL: 'I SLEEP PRETTY GOOD +AT NIGHT' Anthony was acquitted in 2011 of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
Here's a rundown: The most pressing question upon Trump's acquittal is how quickly and aggressively the House will resume its investigation of the Ukraine scandal.
"It's not an acquittal," Tamara Green, a retired California attorney who first came forward with allegations against Cosby in 2005, tells PEOPLE of Saturday's mistrial.
The 73-year-old defence attorney is reputed for winning high profile cases, including the acquittal of senior lawmaker Ichiro Ozawa on financial misconduct charges.
They said that Simpson, 22013, was getting a dose of payback from the Nevada justice system after his acquittal in the Brown and Goldman murders.

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