Quote Originally Posted by KerrAvon View Post
The. Scottish courts have three verdicts - 'guilty', 'not guilty' and 'not proven'.

I'm not sure what the implications of the third verdict is for the defendant. It strikes me as being a tad unfair - a bit of a 'we're not sure you did it, but don't do it again' approach.
Does the 'not proven' option leave open the door for a retrial whereas the not guilty option means fresh evidence would need to be obtained? Kind of like when a jury here can't come to a decision, so being a hung jury opens up the option of a retrial. I'm speculating though so I may be completely wrong and it may mean something else. Although it definitely whiffs of 'we think you did it but the evidence isn't enough'.