acquitted
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Netflix has announced a new three-part docuseries that will revisit the 2005 trial in which Michael Jackson was acquitted on charges of child molestation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
The jury on Monday convicted him on most of the 17 counts he faced, although it acquitted him on claims tied to his trading of Namaste Technologies, Beyond Meat, General Electric and Luckin Coffee.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Estrada was charged in 2014 with plundering millions of dollars meant for government development projects, but the court acquitted him a decade later.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
The national high court has acquitted the Colombian singer of tax fraud and ordered the Treasury to repay the money plus interest to her.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
State courts overturned his conviction and death sentence, and he was subsequently acquitted of all charges and released.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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