Unless all 12 jurors can be convinced beyond reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused, then a verdict of Not Guilty ought to be delivered.
Why are we even discussing this?
Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Because you are not in Parliament, that's why.
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