Addington V

Addington v. Texas was a Supreme Court ruling on civil commitment. It changed the standard of proof so that ____.

A) the judge or jury had to be 51 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment
B) the standard was set at a lower level of certainty than in criminal cases
C) commitment could occur only if there was evidence "beyond a reasonable doubt"
D) the judge or jury had to be 90 percent certain of the evidence to decide in favor of commitment