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2. Reasonable doubt is the evidentiary standard in criminal trials . . .

Thu Apr 25, 2019, 11:35 PM

Apr 2019

. . . and preponderance of evidence is the standard in civil matters. That's why.

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I doubt he really had any choice. better Apr 2019 #1

Reasonable doubt is the evidentiary standard in criminal trials . . . markpkessinger Apr 2019 #2

Most criminal indictments have been based on circumstantial evidence Cetacea Apr 2019 #5

No, that is not the "standard" for indictments markpkessinger Apr 2019 #7