According to FremantleMedia, the new series will be set in 2136 and will "tell the story of seven criminals - six guilty and one innocent - on their way to life on a prison colony in space, who together wrestle freedom from imprisonment".

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Lawyers for all the defendants, who are in custody in Delhi's Tihar jail, say their clients are innocent and will enter not-guilty pleas.

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After he presents their defense -- they must have been innocent bystanders, since there's no such thing as guilty bystanders -- the finale slides into a laundry list, complete with flashback clips, of the abuses the gang has inflicted upon guest stars over the last nine years.

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Like every other citizen under the U.S. Constitution, though, those in such positions must be presumed innocent of charges of mis- or malfeasance until proven guilty.

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But we are no closer to discovering whether the accused is guilty or innocent of the central charge - using a four letter word to an officer of the law.

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"In my judgment, any proper balancing exercise comes down in favour of the conclusion that this interference with the teacher's Article 8 rights is disproportionate and unjustifiable, particularly in a jurisdiction where people are generally to be presumed innocent until proved guilty, " Mr Justice Stuart-Smith said.

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Its old-fashioned populist premise is that businessmen are rogues and guilty until proved innocent.

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The purpose of the CJS reforms is to re-balance the system radically in favour of the victim, protecting the innocent but ensuring the guilty know the odds have changed.

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In this type of he-said, she-said trial by media, unfortunately for Cain, the accused is usually thought guilty before proven innocent.

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