Less than a week later, Anthony would be acquitted of all charges save for misdemeanors for providing false information to the police.

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When the case came before an appeals court in February, the judges' harsh questioning of the government's lawyers appeared to support the view that the entire case might even be dropped and Microsoft acquitted of any wrongdoing.

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In ordinary circumstances, most prosecutors would not bring such a case, because it would be a waste of resources to indict someone who will probably be acquitted.

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If they accept it, of course, he will be acquitted.

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The 33-year-old was originally charged with raping the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, but a jury acquitted him of the allegation.

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Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, will be retried on corruption charges for which they were acquitted in June, because of the expiry of a statute of limitations.

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It may or may not be a coincidence that none was a professional actor like Snipes, who was acquitted of the more severe counts.

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Not to treat Mr George's acquittal as a miscarriage of justice "went behind the decision of the jury that acquitted him" and failed to take account of the fact that no safe conviction could ever be based on the evidence against him, the QC said.

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At the hearing before a panel of judges in Izmir, Recep Cetin, 22, said his father Eyup was innocent and should be acquitted.

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