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I am confused. Could someone please explain to me how two different courts could come to such complete opposite verdicts in the OJ Simpson trial. One court ruled not guilty while another one awarded damages against him for killing his wife? How's that possible?

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This is because these were two different types of trials. The first one where he was not guilty was a criminal trial where the burden of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt." ...

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