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2023-05-10 13:07:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 6A39D110258C1524C5C4BC5B2B187C0B1016F2C66AA890E983E0385601C3168F
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This was a civil suit, not a criminal one. The plaintiff must prove their case by a mere preponderance of the evidence—not beyond reasonable doubt, as one would in a criminal case (1). As such, there are no “guilty” or “not guilty” verdicts (2). 1. https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/burden_of_proof 2. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/verdict/
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