Compare and contrast civil with criminal pretrial and trial processes
What will be an ideal response?
The purpose of criminal pretrial and trial processes is to protect the defendant's rights under the Constitution and to ensure justice. At trial, a defendant may be found guilty or not guilty, or the case may be dismissed.
In civil cases, a complaint (lawsuit) is initiated by a plaintiff, claiming a civil wrong committed by the respondent in the case. A civil lawsuit is not a criminal prosecution. Procedurally, a civil lawsuit parallels, but does not replicate, a criminal prosecution.
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