Sociology 2266A/B Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Due Process, Punitive Damages, Excessive Bail Clause
21 Jul 2020
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Crimes results in the loss of liberty through incarceration. Civil offences results in punitive damages but not incarceration. The fifth amendment: protection against self-incrimination, double jeopardy and right to a grand jury indictment. The sixth amendment: rights to a speedy and public trial, trial by jury, confrontation and cross- examination of witnesses, and counsel. The eighth amendment: protection against excessive bail, excessive fines, and cruel and unusual punishment. The fourteenth amendment: due process of law; meaning that the federal government must grant all of the aforementioned rights to every defendant, and state governments must grant most of them. Basically, rather than those accused of civil or moral wrongdoings, criminal defendant have many more protections; due to the latter having more to lose through criminal punishment. Criminal trial = guilt beyond a reasonable doubt . Civil trial = preponderance [50% plus a feather] of the evidence .
