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He could face up to two decades behind bars, but his attorneys are battling for a more lenient sentence that could see Combs freed in a matter of weeks – or acquitted.

In a recent case, a federal jury acquitted Brayan Ramos-Brito of misdemeanor assault charges after evidence shown in court contradicted what Border Patrol agents had reported to justify his prosecution.

But in recent years, South Korean courts have acquitted several tattoo artists, signalling a shift in attitudes.

The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing.

Classic mystery crime: the teen-age couple tried and acquitted for dynamiting her parents aboard their yacht in Newport Harbor.