What is the difference between innocent and not guilty

Some peeople would distinguish between people not guilty by a jury and those who are actually innocent, which is not necessarily the same thing.

A jury cannot, and should not, prove that a defendant is innocent, they need only find that they are not guilty, and then they are assumed innocent in theeyes of the law as a matter of course (whether or not they are actuallyinnocent or not is another matter entirely).