> gMoney wrote: > I think these were two different cases....one was settled out of court with > a financial settlement, another went to trial and was adjudicated....and he > was found not guilty. >
Yeah the standard for criminal complaints is beyond a reasonable doubt. For civil, it's a preponderance of evidence. Thus MJ was found not guilty because the criminal trial jury found a reasonable doubt as to his guilt. Much like corporations who settle civil legal issues to avoid the cost and publicity (*cough* Microsoft), MJ settled with the accusers to avoid the cost and hassle of the trial. But criminally he was acquitted on all charges. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:299520 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
