What type of punishment will occur if the defendant lose the civil and criminal case?

In case of criminal law a person found guilty is punished by incarceration in a prison, a fine, or in some occasion’s death penalty. Whereas, in case of civil law the losing party has to reimburse the plaintiff, the amount of loss which is determined by the judge and is called punitive damage.

What differences between criminal and civil cases are highlighted by the Simpson trials?

In the criminal system, the case against the defendant must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Simpson, a criminal jury did not find the accused to be guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. The civil jury found it “more than likely” that he caused the death of the two victims.

Who decides the outcome in civil and criminal cases?

Civil law cases are filed by private parties, while criminal cases are usually filed by the state. The decision of the court in a criminal case is guilty or not guilty. In a civil court, it is liable or not liable.

Can you ignore a civil lawsuit?

Although it might be tempting to ignore a summons and complaint, ignoring a lawsuit does not make it go away. And it could result in the court awarding a money judgment against you by default. That can lead to your wages being garnished, your bank accounts attached, or your property being taken!

What was the outcome of the O.J. Simpson criminal trial and O.J. Simpson civil trial?

A guilty verdict at civil court In 1997, a civil jury found Simpson liable for wrongful death in the double murder. Simpson was ordered to pay $33.5 million in damages to the Brown and Goldman families.

Who defended O.J. Simpson in the civil case?

Simpson’s lead defense attorney, Robert Baker, whom I always thought of as a class act in what has become an unclassy trade, shocked me utterly with the cruelty of his remark about Ron Goldman, who had fought with Simpson for his life and—as Dan Petrocelli pointed out in his eloquent closing argument—had died trying to …