Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases

What is the primary goal of a plaintiff in a civil case?

• To get an apology from the defendant

• To obtain damages or compensation from the defendant

• To prove the defendant committed a crime

• To have the defendant imprisoned

What can a judge NOT do to a defendant in a civil case?

• Send them to jail under most circumstances

• Make them apologize to the plaintiff

• Order them to pay money

• Require them to perform a promised service

Who initiates criminal case proceedings?

• The plaintiff

• The defendant

• A witness

• The prosecutor or a grand jury

In which case can the defendant be forced to testify?

• In both civil and criminal cases

• Only in civil cases

• Neither in civil nor in criminal cases

• Only in criminal cases

What is required to prove guilt in a criminal case?

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Confession from the defendant

• Preponderance of the evidence

• A simple majority of evidence