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Originally Posted by ossiblue
The lower (trial) court found her guilty.(1st swing)
The appeals court (not the Supreme court) declared her innocent--acquitted.
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You sound like you have some legal experience... so you should know that that no one is 'declared innocent'... there is no such thing in law (at least in the US).
You probably mean "Not Guilty", the correct declaration, which is a lot different than 'innocent'.
'Not Guilty' means only that 'Guilty' was not proven. It does not mean that she was necessarily 'innocent'.
An important legal point.