article_snippet.sent: Civil cases generally require a lower standard of proof than criminal cases.
article_snippet.sent: Jurors must find a preponderance of evidence, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt needed to convict in a criminal trial.
article_snippet.sent: Two decades ago, football star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the killings of football star O.J. Simpson ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
article_snippet.sent: New York City did not admit any wrongdoing.
article_snippet.sent: The settlement came after four officers indicted in his shooting were acquitted of second-degree murder and reckless endangerment.