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"Let's say somebody is acquitted, and it's one of those acquittals in which the person was guilty, but there is just not quite enough evidence beyond a reasonable doubt," the Mayor said. "That might be a situation in which the car would still be forfeited."

Rudy is a lawyer. He knew EXACTLY what he was saying.

Acquittal of a criminal offense is done under the "reasonable doubt" standard. Basically, if there is any problem with the evidence or procedure at all, you get off. There has to be about 100% certainty, at least in theory.

A civil case is done by "preponderance of the evidence." That only requires 50.1% probability that the guy did the crime. You can be acquitted in the criminal case and convicted in the civil case AND YES, LOSE YOUR CAR. OJ could tell you all about this.

The people wailing and moaning about "property rights" on this thread don't seem to understand these concepts. Unfortunately, in a one-sentence quote, Mr. Giuliani didn't have time to explain all this. I'm impressed by the quick smear job being done on Rudy here, though. Quite impressed.

This doesn't trouble me one iota. Go ahead and vote for someone else if you can't understand stuff like this.

Does the gov't get to try you in civil court after they fail in criminal court? No. Ask OJ alright. He was brought to civil court by the victim's families, not the state.

I'm guessing you are not a lawyer, but play one on TV.

Rudy is a lawyer. He knew EXACTLY what he was saying.

Agreed. Which is EXACTLY why he can't be President of the U.S.