31.   A jury on Friday acquitted Dr. Jack Kevorkian of violating a Michigan law banning assisted suicides, a measure written specifically to stop him.

32.   A largely black jury acquitted Simpson, who is black.

33.   A mostly African-American jury acquitted him.

34.   A Superior Court jury Thursday acquitted six advocates of congressional voting rights for the District of Columbia who had been charged with disrupting Congress.

35.   After deliberating a week, the jury acquitted Gotti and the other defendants on all counts of racketeering and conspiracy.

36.   After the jury acquitted the Davidians on murder conspiracy charges, the judge set aside the convictions for using firearms during a violent crime.

37.   After five days of deliberation, the jury acquitted the midwife, Yvonne Cryns, on a charge of involuntary manslaughter of an unborn child.

38.   After two trials, the first ending in a mistrial, a jury acquitted him of all charges.

39.   After six days of deliberations, the jury acquitted Nichols of murder charges in the death of eight federal agents and of a charge of using an explosive device.

40.   After the jury acquitted her of obstructing justice and deadlocked on two counts of criminal contempt, Starr refused to accept reality and give up.