*in ‘law’, a ‘conviction’ is the ‘verdict’ that usually results when a ‘court of law’ finds a defendant ‘guilty’ of a ‘crime’*
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(the ‘opposite’ of a ‘conviction’ is an ‘acquittal’)
(that is, “not guilty”)
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In Scotland and in the Netherlands, there can also be a verdict of “not proven”, which counts as an acquittal.
There are also cases in which the court orders that a defendant not be convicted, despite being found guilty;
in England, Wales, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand the mechanism for this is a discharge.
For a host of reasons, the criminal justice system is not perfect: sometimes guilty defendants are acquitted, while innocent people are convicted. Appeal mechanisms and post conviction relief procedures may mitigate the effects of a conviction to some extent. An error which results in the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice.
After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment. Furthermore, the conviction may lead to results beyond the terms of the sentence itself. Such ramifications are known as the collateral consequences of criminal charges.
A minor conviction is a warning conviction, and it does not affect the defendant but does serve as a warning.[citation needed]
A history of convictions are called antecedents, known colloquially as “previous” in the United Kingdom, and “priors” in the United States and Australia. The history of convictions also shows that a minor law conviction can be prosecuted as any individual’s punishment.
See also[edit]
Directed verdict
References[edit]
^ Garner, Bryan A., ed. (2000). Black’s law dictionary (7th ed.). St. Paul, Minn.: West Group. p. 335. ISBN 0-314-24077-2.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conviction
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