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?
"Exonerated" (His Honour Judge Nathan Adams, Durham Crown Court, 8 May 2025). Two-time political prisoner. Beaten up in prison, so I fear only God. 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".
Because you are not in Parliament, that's why.
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