Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida
Crime vs Tort
What is the substanttive difference between a crime and a tort, including the differences in the burden of proof required at trial?
Asked on 1/24/08, 3:03 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose
The Orsini & Rose Law Firm
Re: Crime vs Tort
A crime is punishable by loss of liberty or life and is brought by the government against a defendant for violation of that government's laws. The burden of proof is "beyond a reasonable doubt."
A tort is a civil action brought by one party against another to redress some wrong committed by the party being sued (the defendant) against the party suing (the plaintiff). The remedy in a tort case is payment of monetary damages by the party being sued to the party suing, and the burden of proof is "more probable than not."
Answered on 1/27/08, 11:49 pm
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