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Another View: Criminal trials should come first Civil trials are important, but when jail time is at stake, the priority is clear. By Timothy E. ZerilloSpecial to the Telegram Share Attorney Benjamin Gideon recently wrote (Maine Voices, April 30) that civil jury trials must be given equal footing with criminal trials because both are guaranteed by the Maine Constitution. It is true that civil jury trials are crucial to ensure justice. Criminal trials must receive priority, however. Consider the burden of proof in each type of case. A criminal case requires the heaviest burden in our system: proof beyond a reasonable doubt. Conversely, a civil plaintiff can prove their case with a mere preponderance of the evidence. ....
Maine Voices: To delay resuming civil trials is to delay justice The people of Maine have a right to expect their state court system to fulfill its constitutional obligations. By Benjamin GideonSpecial to the Press Herald Share In October 2015, a woman underwent a routine neurosurgical procedure. Following the surgery, she developed bleeding around her spine. The hospital did not remove the blood in time, and the bleeding permanently damaged her spinal cord, causing paraplegia. She and her husband, who had retired in Maine, were plunged into an unending nightmare. The state’s backlog of criminal cases has been cited as a reason to keep putting off the resumption of civil jury trials here – although Article I, Section 20 of the Maine Constitution guarantees the right to a civil jury trial. ....