Double Jeopardy

Ezliving_Jim · 11-18-2005, 10:36 PM

O.J. Simpson was acquitted at a criminal trial in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife and a friend of hers, but two years later the former football star was found responsible for the slayings in a civil case and was ordered to pay $33.5 million.

Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided Friday the tough-guy actor was behind the slaying, and ordered him to pay Bonny Lee Bakley's children $30 million.

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My opinion: They both should have been found guilty criminally.

But it is wrong to me that they can be found not guilty criminally, but later be found responsible civilly.

numbersgame · 11-19-2005, 11:00 AM

Not that I don't agree with you but the fifth amendement says "nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb". In the civil case they were not in jeopardy of life or limb. Besides getting a civil attorney to argue otherwise would be impossible because if they won think of all the future clients they would be losing.

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11-18-2005, 10:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ezliving_Jim I love Derf!! Join Date: Mar 12 2002 Location: Virtual Reality Posts: 2,421 Rep Power: 10	O.J. Simpson was acquitted at a criminal trial in 1995 of murdering his ex-wife and a friend of hers, but two years later the former football star was found responsible for the slayings in a civil case and was ordered to pay $33.5 million. Eight months after Robert Blake was acquitted at a criminal trial of murdering his wife, a civil jury decided Friday the tough-guy actor was behind the slaying, and ordered him to pay Bonny Lee Bakley's children $30 million. --- My opinion: They both should have been found guilty criminally. But it is wrong to me that they can be found not guilty criminally, but later be found responsible civilly.

11-19-2005, 11:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
numbersgame Join Date: Sep 2 2005 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	Not that I don't agree with you but the fifth amendement says "nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb". In the civil case they were not in jeopardy of life or limb. Besides getting a civil attorney to argue otherwise would be impossible because if they won think of all the future clients they would be losing.

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