51. Fourteen defendants were acquitted in the case. 52. Four defendants were acquitted in the massacre, which many saw as heralding the threat of Muslim militants fighting to overthrow the Egyptian government and install Islamic rule. 53. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, while a second defendant was acquitted. 54. In case of a such a deadlock, the defendant is acquitted according to legal precedent in Brazil. 55. It appeared that some defendants had been acquitted as some relatives outside the court ululated with joy. 56. Juries in the United States are instructed to acquit defendants if they find that reasonable doubt exists. 57. Juries have been known to acquit defendants based on their belief that the offenses charged should not be crimes. 58. One defendant was acquitted and the remainder received prison terms ranging from one month to seven years. 59. One defendant was acquitted for lack of evidence. |