This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "Conviction" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(April 2019)
In law, a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendantguilty of a crime.[1] The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal (that is, "not guilty"). In Scotland, there can also be a verdict of "not proven", which is considered an acquittal. Sometimes, despite a defendant being found guilty, the court may order that the defendant not be convicted. This is known as a discharge and is used in countries such as England, Wales, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The criminal justice system is not perfect and there are instances in which guilty defendants are acquitted and innocent people are convicted. Appeal mechanisms and post conviction relief procedures may help to address this issue to some extent. An error leading to the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice.
After a defendant is convicted, the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment. In addition to the sentence, a conviction can also have other consequences, known as collateral consequences of criminal charges. These can include impacts on employment, housing, and other areas of an individual's life.
A minor conviction is a warning conviction that does not affect the defendant but serves as a warning.[citation needed]
^Garner, Bryan A., ed. (2000). Black's law dictionary (7th ed.). St. Paul, Minn.: West Group. p. 335. ISBN0-314-24077-2.
March 12, 2023
conviction, confused, with, indictment, convection, convicted, redirects, here, other, uses, convicted, disambiguation, disambiguation, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, th. Not to be confused with indictment or convection Convicted redirects here For other uses see Convicted disambiguation and Conviction disambiguation This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Conviction news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2019 In law a conviction is the verdict reached by a court of law finding a defendant guilty of a crime 1 The opposite of a conviction is an acquittal that is not guilty In Scotland there can also be a verdict of not proven which is considered an acquittal Sometimes despite a defendant being found guilty the court may order that the defendant not be convicted This is known as a discharge and is used in countries such as England Wales Canada Australia and New Zealand The criminal justice system is not perfect and there are instances in which guilty defendants are acquitted and innocent people are convicted Appeal mechanisms and post conviction relief procedures may help to address this issue to some extent An error leading to the conviction of an innocent person is known as a miscarriage of justice After a defendant is convicted the court determines the appropriate sentence as a punishment In addition to the sentence a conviction can also have other consequences known as collateral consequences of criminal charges These can include impacts on employment housing and other areas of an individual s life A minor conviction is a warning conviction that does not affect the defendant but serves as a warning citation needed A person s history of convictions is known as their antecedents or previous in the United Kingdom and priors in the United States and Australia See also EditConvict VerdictReferences Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Conviction Garner Bryan A ed 2000 Black s law dictionary 7th ed St Paul Minn West Group p 335 ISBN 0 314 24077 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conviction amp oldid 1129126504, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
