article_snippet.sent: David S. Weinstein, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Miami, said in a civil case the standard amounts to the 'greater weight' of the evidence, or 'merely tipping the scales in favor of the plaintiff.'
article_snippet.sent: In a criminal case, prosecutors must prove a person's guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, meaning jurors must be entirely convinced of guilt.
article_snippet.sent: The scales have to be tipped all the way over to the side of the prosecution,' said Weinstein.