Re:SCOTUS Rejects Guilty Until Proven Innocent – Can't Keep ...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday May 03, 2017 @02:43PM
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> IANAL either but wouldn't the victim's relief come from a civil trial, not a criminal one?
Many jurisdictions have victim compensation as part of criminal process, which makes some sense as an economy of justice measure, since the burden of proof against the defendant is higher in criminal trial than it would be at a civil trial (so, in principle, the defendant isn't losing any protection) and it prevents the victim from having to go through the whole process of civil litigation.
Many jurisdictions have victim compensation as part of criminal process, which makes some sense as an economy of justice measure, since the burden of proof against the defendant is higher in criminal trial than it would be at a civil trial (so, in principle, the defendant isn't losing any protection) and it prevents the victim from having to go through the whole process of civil litigation.