CLJ 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: United States District Court, O. J. Simpson, Bench Trial
27 Nov 2017
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Clj 101 intro to criminology unit: courts. Civil law: civil lawsuits alleging violation of constitutional rights, etc, preponderance of the evidence (more than 50% certainty, private parties bring cases to court, monetary damages. Criminal law: violation of criminal law, belief beyond a reasonable doubt (~100% certain, government brings cases to court, fines, imprisonment, death penalty. *the same event can be heard in both criminal and civil law. Ex: oj simpson was tried in criminal court and found not guilty. The families of the victims later sued oj in civil court for the (cid:494)wrongful deaths(cid:495) of the deceased and won. Federal and state level courts: dual court system- the separate but interrelated court system of the united. States, made up of the courts on the federal level and on the state level: before any court can hear a case, it must have jurisdiction.
