BUS 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Preliminary Hearing, Bail Bondsman, Fourth Amendment To The United States Constitution
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Prohibits and punishes conduct that threatens public safety and welfare. A court order that a guilty defendant reimburse the victim for the harm suffered. In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove her case only by a preponderance of the evidence. The very high burden of proof in a criminal trial, demanding much more certainty than required in a civil trial. Grand jury decides that there is probable cause that somebody committed or is going to commit a crime. You can post bail before you ever really enter jail. These people can file a security with the jail to bail you out, but then you have to show up to the next court proceeding. They found that gathering of dna evidence (and entering it into a database) prior to conviction is legal (i. e. not in violation of the 4th amendment)
