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Explain how O J Simpson was tried in both Civil and Criminal Courts found guilty in one not guilty in the other but no one posed the double jeopardy angle?
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Criminal and Civil are different. A Criminal trial is on behalf of the People or State or such like against the accused. A Civil hearing is when one person or group or such like sues another or such like, usually for damages or rectification. Criminal take precedent over Civil and the burden of proof is higher in Criminal - 'Beyond a reasonable doubt' rather than 'On the balance of probabilities' in Civil. 'Double jeopardy' means you cannot be tried [Criminal trial] for the exact same crime twice - after a verdict has been reached the first time. In Civil once you have accepted the rectification, money or otherwise you cannot take the same action again against those you were successful against. O. J. was found not guilty in a criminal court but that did not debar a civil action for damages and in the Civil hearing he was not and could not be found guilty of the criminal charge of murder.
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What was the OJ Simpson trail?
OJ Simpson had several trials. Lets start with the murder trial. Accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman OJ was aquitted of both. After the non guilty criminal trial, the Brown and Goldman suied Simpson in civil court for monetary damages caused by the death of their loved ones by Simpson. He wasn't so lucky this time. Different jury, different judge, different hair-do on Marsha Clark. Made a big difference this time. Simson was order to pay the damagaes. Which this leads us to his 3 trial. Trying to confiscate priceless football and sports artifacts that were in someone else's possession, at the end of a gun I might add, Simpson was caught redhanded. So he now sits in prison is Nevada, hopefully reflecting on some personal improvement. Footnote:Marsha Clark did have a new 'do' but she was not prosecuting at the civil trial. Civil and Criminal are separate courts.
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