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Topic: "O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here's How It Happened" - huh?
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Chad Souder
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 962
From: Waterloo, IA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 11-22-2006 11:56 AM
quote: Dave Williams In civil court, it is often misunderstood about what is and is not admissable. It is often a misconception that you can admit evidince in civil court that you otherwise could not admit in criminal court, this is not correct.
quote: Dave Williams You cannot be caused to testify against yourself, or for yourself.
Dave - Your post is mostly right except for a couple things. A very good summary of the differences (I should have posted this earlier) can be found here.
A quick summary of some differences are: 1. You are not protected by the constitution in a civil trial, therefore: 2. No right to speedy trial 3. Defendant must testify 4. No right to an attorney 5. In a civil case, an attorney may properly demand information that would be inadmissible at a criminal trial 6. Punishment
There are some others, but this is a good start. It can be a bit confusing, but Churchill wrote "Democracy is the worst form of government, with the exception of all the others." I think the same can be said about our legal system.
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