Old Bailey judge Mr Justice Mackay ordered that a verdict of not guilty should be entered on a charge of corporate manslaughter.

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Earlier Judge Burr explained to the jury that eight of the charges were being withdrawn and they would in time be directed to return a verdict of not guilty on each.

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And all's well since it is growing better and when I go for a trial for the things done on earth, I think I'll get a verdict of 'not guilty' through my efforts to make the earth a little better than I found it.

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Henceforth a verdict of "Not guilty" means that we'll just have to wait and see what further evidence emerges or can be manufactured by the long and unremitting arm of the law.

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Now, under the same circumstances, if you don't want to revamp the system because of a guilty verdict, why should you want to revamp it because of a not guilty verdict?

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One idea, based on the ideas of Joseph Isenbergh, a professor at the University of Chicago, is that a guilty verdict does not automatically require removal from office.

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The collapse of the case also meant a not guilty verdict being returned on Mr Stobie over Mr Lambert's murder.

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Simpson juror Brenda Moran explained why the panel of nine blacks, two whites and one Hispanic returned a not guilty verdict in less than four hours Monday after a double murder trial that lasted nearly nine months.

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Another member of the defense team also put a not guilty spin on the fast verdict saying to find him guilty would require them to spend time debating whether it was first degree murder, second degree or a combination of both.

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