...concede as much, Brief for Petitioners 22. As Justice Harlan noted in In re Winship, 397 US 358 (1970): "If, for example, the standard of proof for a criminal...a reasonable doubt, there would be a smaller risk BRENNAN, Jt dissenting 456 US of factual errors that result in freeing guilty persons, but a far greater...

..."nondelinquency" or noncriminal determinations, such as whether a child is in need of supervision, based simply on a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. A leading current concern is how to deal with adolescents who commit serious adult crimes but whose...

...defendant is liable for the natural and probable consequences of his actions.135 Proof is required by a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. '36 The Supreme Court has held that section 1985(3) requires a "classpjmmnt.il committee appointed...

...child testify. Dr. Green pointed out that many of these cases can instead go to family court where a "preponderance of the evidence" rather than "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" determines a winning case. He spoke of the need to accompany punishment with rehabilitation. Demonstration...

...elements as the criminal statutes, but will have the advantage of the lesser civil standard of proof, ie . a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Section 951 of the law also vests the Attorney General with the power to compel the production of documents...

...elements as the criminal statutes, but will have the advantage of the lesser civil standard of proof, ie, a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Civil actions can also be taken by the FDIC and RTC, as conservator or receiver of failed banks and...

...pending a final disposition of the criminal case several months later. Second, the burden of proof is a preponderance of the evidence rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt. In California, when the State seeks equitable relief it need only show a likelihood of success on the...

...Meloy, 95 F.3d 4, 6 (7th Cir. 1996) ("Proof of prior bad acts, where it is permitted, requires only a preponderance of the evidence, rather than proof beyond a reasonable doubt as in a criminal trial. So the acquittal was not inconsistent with Watkins' having in fact raped CC");...