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What is the legal process by which one is found guilty or innocent?
A person is never found innocent. A person is found guilty or not guilty at the verdict phase of a criminal trial.
The judge found for the defendant?
This is in civil trial and it means the judge found that the case was presented in favor of the Defendant: in other words the person who was sued was found not liable for the allegations made by the Plaintiff. In criminal court the judge either finds you guilty or not guilty.
Did OJ really do it?
He was found not guilty during a criminal trial for the offense but was found culpable for the offense during a later civil trial brought by the victim's parents.
Does double jeopardy apply if a person has been found guilty of murder?
No it doesn't. A person found not guilty of murder can't be tried again for that same crime a second time under double Jeopardy.However, a person can be granted a new trial, or a re-trial, if they were found guilty but that would not be double jeopardy.
May a person found not guilty be required to pay court costs?
Not in a criminal trial. However, the outcome of a civil trial may be different depending upon the ground rules agreed to by the opposing attorneys at the outset of the suit.
Can a judge overturn a verdict of not guilty in Arizona?
A jury verdict of 'guilty' signifies that it is probably a criminal trial. A judge cannot overturn a jury verdict in a criminal trial.
How can a criminal trial be concluded?
By finding the defendant either guilty or not guilty.
What was the verdict in OJ Simpson's trial?
He has had several so I'll go in chonological order: His criminal murder trial he was aquitted. His wrongful death civil trial he was found guilty of the deaths of ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. His kidnapping and armed robbery trial he was found guilty.
Why is there more to risk at a criminal trial than at a civil trial?
If found guilty at a criminal trial it can lead to having to serve jail or prison time and will result in your getting a lifelong criminal record which can affect MANY aspects of your future life. Being found guilty at a civil trial carries no jail or prison time and although it can result in a monetary fine or forfeiture of property, it bears no lifelong record to cause you problems in the future.
Why is there more at risk at a criminal trial than at a civil trial?
If found guilty at a criminal trial it can lead to having to serve jail or prison time and will result in your getting a lifelong criminal record which can affect MANY aspects of your future life. Being found guilty at a civil trial carries no jail or prison time and although it can result in a monetary fine or forfeiture of property, it bears no lifelong record to cause you problems in the future.
What was the jury's verdict ins copes trial?
The jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in the criminal trial.
What is the role of a jury in a criminal trial?
In a criminal trial the jury is the "finder of fact". This means that the jury, as one, determines what to believe and what actually happened. The jury will determine what crime was committed. For example, the jury will determine if a person is guilty of murder or manslaughter.
