Woody Allen: Guilty Until Proven Innocent?

Castigating Allen’s defenders is as big a mistake as condemning him without a trial.

With the caveat that the President of the United States had been acquitted of impeachment charges not quite a month before the announcement of Woody Allen’s upcoming memoirs, it’s worth noting that no true trial — as we’ve become accustomed to the term — had taken place that led to that controversial party-line decision.

From the Department of Justice, a lengthy explanation of the term and the process, inclusive of the following: After many weeks or months of preparation, the prosecutor is ready for the most important part of his job: the trial. The trial is a structured process where the facts of a case are presented to a jury, and they decide if the defendant is guilty or not guilty of the charge offered. During trial, the prosecutor uses witnesses and evidence to prove to the jury that the defendant committed the crime(s). The defendant, represented by an attorney, also tells his side of the story using witnesses and evidence.

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