Of those, 81,217 pleaded guilty, meaning that prosecutors did not have to convince juries of their guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
She tweeted a statement saying: "I am hugely relieved that these two defendants have pleaded guilty, meaning that there is no need for a trial and for the whole process to drag on longer – it has already dragged on for almost six months, with all the attendant anxiety you'd expect.
Verdict: Guilty, meaning Ronaldo is back to being a guilty pleasure.
He even invokes the legal standard "innocent until proven guilty" -- meaning it must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt that animals have any kind of intelligence, awareness, or sensitivity before it can be accepted by science.
Several other co-defendants have already submitted a guilty plea, meaning that should Graeme be found guilty he can expect the maximum sentence possible.
Despite his defence attorney Judy Clarke stating categorically in her opening statement that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "did it", he has still entered a not-guilty plea, meaning it is incumbent on the state to prove his guilt before the trial can move to its second phase.
Leeds Rhinos captain Kevin Sinfield has pleaded guilty to headbutting, meaning he should be available to play in the Challenge Cup semi-final with Warrington on 9 August.
The word derives from a composite of the Latin negation prefix in -- with nocere, meaning "guilty" or "evil".
If the defence pursues the issue, Sankoff tweeted, Vader could still be found guilty of manslaughter, meaning he could receive a significantly shorter sentence.
Today, Monserrate was acquitted of felony assault charges, but found guilty of misdemeanor assault, meaning that while he will go free, his girlfriend, when she was with him, was not quite safe.
Prosecutors argued that Mr. Brancato was guilty of felony murder, meaning that while he was committing a crime — burglary, in this case — his actions led to the death of another person.
