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Why was John Peter Zenger's acquittal significant?
 
  A) It set important legal precedents that established truth as a defense against a charge of libel and encouraged broader political discussion.
  B) It weakened the authority of a governor to hold a defendant without formal charge.
  C) It created the presumption that someone accused of a crime is innocent until proven otherwise.
  D) It destroyed the last vestiges of a legal system without jury trials.
  E) It guaranteed that the poor would have legal counsel.
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