This chart discerns the legal burden of proof imposed on the prosecution to convict a criminal defendant accused of violating the sovereign law of that jurisdiction, which has to be proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a jury trial or bench trial.

1. PROSECUTION BURDEN OF PROOF
GUILTY GUILTY BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT CONVICTION
NOT GUILTY GUILT HIGHLY LIKELY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY GUILT LIKELY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY PROBABLY GUILTY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY POSSIBLY GUILTY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY SUSPECTED ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY PERHAPS ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY MAY NOT BE ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY POSSIBLY NOT ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY UNLIKELY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY PROBABLY NOT ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY LESS THAN LIKELY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY HIGHLY UNLIKELY ACQUITTAL
NOT GUILTY PROVEN NOT GUILTY ACQUITTAL