The two different outcomes in the O. J. Simpson criminal (not guilty) and civil (liable) trial demonstrates
A) that racial differences in jury composition made no difference in outcome
B) that different outcomes might have been a function of all the publicity
C) that the juries hearing somewhat different evidence and working with a different standard of proof could correctly have come to a different conclusion
D) that celebrity trials should take place in closed court to limit the bias introduced by pre-trial publicity

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The difference in outcomes between the criminal and civil trials can be attributed to the juries hearing somewhat different evidence and operating under different standards of proof. In criminal cases, the standard is "beyond a reasonable doubt," whereas in civil cases, it is "preponderance of the evidence," which is a lower threshold.

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