Compare And Contrast State Of Florida Vs Anthony

Out of the over 350,000 cases brought to trial in the United States District Courts in 2016, almost 275,000 of them were civil and nearly 80,000 were criminal. No matter the type of case brought to court, both present evidence in front of a judge, resulting in a sentence after careful deliberation. Although there are multiple similarities between civil law and criminal law, there are many differences that differentiate the two as well.
A criminal case deals with any sort of punishable offense against society. One notorious criminal case is The State of Florida vs. Casey Marie Anthony. In this case Anthony was accused of first degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated child abuse; this would be considered her nature

In a criminal case, first the jury is selected, followed by a preliminary hearing where it is decided if there is enough evidence for the case to be brought up in the court of law, then an arraignment occurs where the defendant pleads guilty, not guilty, or no contest. After this, the plea hearing begins where the defendant can make an agreement with the prosecutor to make a plea bargain, which is pleading guilty to a less serious crime and giving up the right to a speedy public trial to avoid risk conviction of greater penalty for a more serious crime, after which the trail starts. During the trial, opening statements are given, evidence is presented, examination and cross-examination of witnesses take place, followed by closing statements. Once the trial is finished the judge instructs the jury and they leave to deliberate. The jury returns with their verdict only if the decision is unanimous, if it isn’t the judge orders a mistrial where the trial is called off completely or a new jury is selected. However, if the decision is unanimous, and the defendant is proven guilty then the sentence is given. Many steps to a civil trial correspond with a criminal trial. First, the jury is selected, then both sides have the chance to settle the case before taking it to court but if not, the trial begins. It starts with opening statements, then presentation of evidence, examination and cross-examination,

In the criminal case, Florida vs. Anthony, the jury unanimously found Anthony not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter of a child, and aggravated child abuse, but guilty of four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. In the civil case between Liebeck and McDonalds, the verdict was comparative negligence. This means that the plaintiff is partially responsible for the injury. 80% negligence went to McDonalds and 20% to Liebeck. They ruled that the temperature warning label was too small and