Scottish criminal law is unique in having three possible verdicts for a criminal trial: "guilty", "not guilty" and "not proven". Both "not guilty" and "not proven" result in an acquittal. The 'not proven' verdict in modern Scots criminal law can be described as an historical accident. Historically, there were no set forms for verdicts used by early juries, and their role was simply to find the guilt or innocence of the accused. The role of the jury changed when it became customary in the Justice Court to compose lengthy indictments, where facts were listed which culminated in a statement of the punishable character
Guilty! (album) In a contemporary review for "The Village Voice", Robert Christgau gave it a B-plus grade and found it "good in the casual dumb Burdon way, with sloppy interpretation balanced out by brilliant song choice (Chuck Berry's 'Have Mercy, Judge'), sloppy arrangements saved by a brilliant young guitarist (John Sterling)." The album was re-released as "Black & White Blues" in 1976. Remastered CD issues, also with the alternate album title, were made in 1995 by MCA and in 2003 by BMG. The Italian e-zine "Viceversa" ranked "Guilty!" number 97 on their top 100 albums of all time. Guilty! (album) Guilty! (called