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actual innocence

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A quick definition of actual innocence:

Actual innocence means that the person accused of a crime did not do it. It is different from other defenses because it says the person never did anything wrong. Sometimes, a person can use both actual innocence and other defenses in court. If new evidence shows that the person is innocent, they can also use actual innocence on appeal. But, they have to prove it beyond a doubt. Some laws let people use actual innocence to challenge their imprisonment even if they missed the deadline to appeal.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Actual innocence is a defense used in criminal cases where the defendant argues that they did not commit the crime they are accused of.

Unlike other defenses that admit to committing the crime but argue for special circumstances, actual innocence claims that the defendant did not commit the crime at all. This defense can be used in court or on appeal, but the burden of proof lies with the defendant to show that they are innocent beyond a reasonable doubt.

For example, if someone is accused of stealing a car, but they can prove that they were out of town at the time of the theft, they could use an actual innocence defense to argue that they did not commit the crime.

Another example could be a case where new evidence is discovered that proves the defendant's innocence. In this scenario, the defendant could use an actual innocence defense on appeal to challenge their imprisonment.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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