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by mannykannot 837 days ago
> ...although “guilty” is a jury verdict so that is impossible but I presume you mean would be found guilty had more evidence prevailed.

I'm not the author of the post referred to here, but I suspect that 'guilty' was intended to be read as 'actually committed the crime'.

To be clear, I support the principle that it is the acquittal of a perpetrator is far less of a miscarriage of justice than is the conviction of someone other than the perpetrator.