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To: a fool in paradise
The standard of conviction in a criminal case is the preponderance of evidence. It is a much higher standard than civil court where you only need 51% of the evidence to point to being guilty.

Actually, the "preponderance of evidence" standard is used for civil cases, not criminal. The standard for criminal cases is "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt".

29 posted on 03/12/2010 12:58:24 PM PST by CA Conservative
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To: CA Conservative

Thanks for the correction of terms. You’re right.


30 posted on 03/12/2010 12:59:47 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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