As the courtroom waited with bated breath, the judge delivered his solemn verdict: Alton Oliver was guilty on all six counts, including those with significant prison sentences.

Immediately, a sense of shock overtook the courtroom — not because of the intensity of the verdict, but because that wasn’t the conclusion the jury came to. While the judge carried on, eventually, there was enough chatter from the jury that he had to look at the statement again.

“Didn’t I say ‘not’?” the judge asked. A chorus of people told him that he had not, in fact, said “not.” So, he read the statement again, this time emphasizing that the man was *not* guilty — and was met with a chorus of cheers and applause.

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