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 Crown Network praised the animation as "visually eye-catching." Guilty Crown Two manga adaptations were published by ASCII Media Works and Square Enix. A light novel was published by Nitroplus titled "Guilty Crown: Princess of Deadpool" in April 2012. A spin-off visual novel named "Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas" was also developed by Nitroplus which came bundled with a 15-minute original video animation (OVA) named "Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas". Before the events of the main story, on December 24, 2029, a biological hazard known as the Apocalypse Virus brought on by an impact event plunges Japan into a state of chaos. This event