Word: quittal
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...injury to justice is in publicity before the trial. Newspaper trials before the case is called have become an abomination. The dan- gerous initiative that newspapers have taken in judging and convicting out of court is journalistic lynch law. It is mob murder or mob ac- quittal in all but the overt act. It is mob appeal. Prosecuting attorneys now hasten to the papers with their theories and confessions. Defense attorneys do the same. Neither dare do otherwise. Half wit juries or prejudiced juries are the inevitable result...
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