What if Amber Heard or Johnny Depp lost the defamation lawsuit?
If the lawsuit is lost, neither Amber Heard nor Johnny Depp will have to go to jail because this is just a civil case.
On May 27, the legal team of Amber Heard and Johnny Depp deliver the final arguments in the defamation trial. The rest is up to the jury. On the eve of the jury’s final verdict, the biggest question the public needs to answer is whether the movie’s stars Aquaman be in jail after this trial or not?
After the weekend and Memorial Day, the trial will return to May 31 (US time). If the jury decides that Heard libeled her ex-husband, that means she must pay $50 million. And if not, Depp has to pay his ex-wife $100 million.
It is important to note that the case is being heard in court, but there are no criminal charges against the two. Therefore, no chance for Depp or Heard to go to jail.
No one went to jail in the Depp and Heard case.
Again, the libel trial is not a criminal case. This means that the civil case does not generate a prison sentence. And compared to criminal cases, the evidence required for civil convictions is lower.
For example, in criminal cases, the lawyer must prove the offense through concrete evidence. However, in civil cases, the jury must decide who is right.
This can lead to strange outcomes like OJ Simpson’s case. The former NFL star was acquitted of murder in a criminal case but was ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages in a civil case.
Follow As, Given the vast amount of evidence, the deliberation process takes several days, the final results can be announced today, at the latest by the end of the week.
According to Zing
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