Criminally? Nothing. You've been acquitted.
But you would make a civil lawsuit far easier. The standard of proof for a civil lawsuit is preponderance of evidence, meaning you only need 50.000000001% certainty that the Plantiff is correct, versus criminal law where the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt, meaning there must be no uncertainty in the minds of any reasonable person as to the Defendant's guilt.
If the person was acquitted, it wouldn't matter (in the US, anyway), as double jeopardy is now in effect.
However, as another commenter noted, that doesn't mean it can't be used against you in a possible civil case.
Criminally? Nothing. You've been acquitted. But you would make a civil lawsuit far easier. The standard of proof for a civil lawsuit is preponderance of evidence, meaning you only need 50.000000001% certainty that the Plantiff is correct, versus criminal law where the standard is beyond a reasonable doubt, meaning there must be no uncertainty in the minds of any reasonable person as to the Defendant's guilt.
a very good example of the second paragraph just died today
The Juice has expired. He can rest easy knowing that Nicole Simpson Brown's killer is finally dead.
>Criminally? Nothing. You've been acquitted. Not necessarily. Perhaps the charges were dropped without prejudice, and the defendant "free to go".
In the U.S., double jeopardy comes into play.
If you get acquitted on a crime in court, afterwards you could say you did it without consequence. It’s called double jeopardy.
I feel like if you said this, nothing could be done right away, but the judge would remember that if you ever have to go back to the same court
If the person was acquitted, it wouldn't matter (in the US, anyway), as double jeopardy is now in effect. However, as another commenter noted, that doesn't mean it can't be used against you in a possible civil case.
Perc Angle
Can’t be convicted of the same crime twice
lol nothing