> those are two different things they're different things but in almost all jurisdictions conviction isn't considered having occurred until sentencing is completed as appeals must be exhausted or declined. a finding by a jury doesn't constitute a conviction at the time of its declaration as all sorts of motions can be filed at that time up to even the judge himself reversing it with a jnov in a civil context. just because pundits who don't know shit about legal procedure call a jury finding a "conviction" doesn't mean that's what legally has occurred.
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