During the trial, the person charged of crime cannot be referred to as a convict. Why?
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A convict is someone that has been convicted of a crime, not just been charged and are on trial for a crime. That is also why news reports refer to people as “alleged” burglar/rapist/murderer, etc. If the person on trial have previously been convicted of a crime, then they are a convict, but the defense attorney would definitely object to their client being called a convict, because that would prejudice the jury against the accused.
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