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           Wedon’tknowhowthingslookthereand,incidentally,wedon’twanttoknow.Therighttoacquitpeopleisamajorprivilegeandourjudgesdon’thaveit,buttheydohavetherighttofreepeoplefromtheindictment.That’stosay,ifthey’refreedinthiswaythenforthetimebeingthechargeiswithdrawnbutit’sstillhangingovertheirheadsanditonlytakesanorderfromhigheruptobringitbackintoforce.AndasI’minsuchgoodcontactwiththecourtIcanalsotellyouhowthedifferencebetweenabsoluteandapparentacquittalisdescribed,justinasuperficialway,inthedirectivestothecourtoffices.Ifthere’sanabsoluteacquittalallproceedingsshouldstop,everythingdisappearsfromtheprocess,notjusttheindictmentbutthetrialandeventheacquittaldisappears,everythingjustdisappears.Withanapparentacquittalit’sdifferent.Whenthathappens,nothinghaschangedexceptthatthecaseforyourinnocence,foryouracquittalandthegroundsfortheacquittalhavebeenmadestronger.Apartfromthat,proceedingsgoonasbefore,thecourtofficescontinuetheirbusinessandthecasegetspassedtohighercourts,getspassedbackdowntothelowercourtsandsoon,backwardsandforwards,sometimesfaster,sometimesslower,toandfro.It’simpossibletoknowexactlywhat’shappeningwhilethisisgoingon.Seenfromoutsideitcansometimesseemthateverythinghasbeenlongsinceforgotten,thedocumentshavebeenlostandtheacquittaliscomplete.No-onefamiliarwiththecourtwouldbelieveit.