What are main differences between criminal law and civil law?
Quite simply, criminal law deals with violations of statutory crime and its punishment, civil law deals with non-criminal things such as contracts/business, and things such as divorce, etc. You can be charged under both criminal and civil proceedings though. A perfect example is OJ Simpson being aquitted of criminal charges but being found guilty in civil proceedings. Probably the biggest difference between the two is what is called “BURDEN OF PROOF” In criminal proceedings the burden is “BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBT” for someone to be convicted. This means that the evidence points substantially towards guilt and there is little to no question of guilt. For a jury in this case you would need everyone in agreement or the case is a mistrial. Unaminity is the key. In civil proceedings all that is required is “preponderance of evidence” which means that if it is found that it was more likely than not that an incident occured then you can be convicted. This kind of proceeding is really a “wh
