Would not have mattered to OJ, since he was charged and indicted. It was the trial jury that found him not guilty.Liberty wrote:This would mean someone like OJ would have gotten off Scott free.frankie_the_yankee wrote:
I would also broaden the Castle Doctrine law so that civil immunity would apply if someone was either not charged or if they were no billed after the lawful use of force or deadly force.
Of course, I would do it the other way and allow civil trials unless a regular trial returned a not guilty verdict. Yep, OJ would have gotten off in my case, but I have a different view of double jeopardy than most. I would also not allow federal charges unless they were filed at the same time as the state charges (no deciding to go for civil rights when you don't like the state verdict).