In a civil case, a plaintiff wins a lawsuit if he is 51 percent convincing and will collect 100 percent of his damages. In a criminal case the prosecutor must prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt. Why is there such a significant difference in the burden of proof between civil and criminal cases?

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Paola Sutton

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2 June, 16:41

In a civil case, a plaintiff wins a lawsuit if he is 51 percent convincing and will collect 100 percent of his damages. In a criminal case the prosecutor must prove his case beyond a reasonable doubt. Why is there such a significant difference in the burden of proof between civil and criminal cases?

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Answer:Criminal cases carry an intense burden because the consequences that are faced by the defendant are more serious than those of the civil cases since criminal cases deals with serious offences.

Explanation:

Civil cases are usually disputes between persons or companies; they occur when there is no agreement about something between two or more parties.

Criminal cases are cases where a damaging or injuring action has been carried against someone or community.

For example a civil case will be when a father fails to pay child maintainance then the care giver or mother of a child take them to court this is a civil matter genre is a disputes between the mother of a child and the father who refuses to pay child maintainance.

The consequences of this disputes may be a father is forced by the court order to pay child maintainance or face jail time.

An example of a criminal case will be a guy who goes robbering houses in the neighborhood and killing the home owners that is a severe case with a severe punishment.