O.J. Simpson Civil Trial
Question 1: Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that defendant Simpson willfully and wrongfully caused the death of Ronald Goldman?
Yes or No
If your answer to Question 1 is "No" do not answer Question Nos. 2, 3 and 4, and instead on 1 is "Yes" proceed to Question 2.
YES
Question 2: Do you find a preponderance of the evidence that defendant Simpson committed battery against Ronald Goldman?
Yes or No
If your answer to Question No. 2 is "Yes" proceed to Question No. 3
YES
Question 3: Do you find by clear and convincing evidence that defendant Simpson committee oppression in the conduct upon which you base your finding of liability for battery against Ronald Goldman.
Yes or No
If you answered "yes" to Question No. 2, proceed to Question No.4.
YES
Question 4: Do you find by clear and convincing evidence that defendant Simpson committed malice in the conduct upon which you base your finding of liability for battery against Ronald Goldman?
Yes or No
YES
Question 5: Do you find by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant Simpson committed battery against Nicole Brown Simpson?
Yes or No
YES
Question 6: Do you find by clear and convincing evidence that defendant Simpson committed oppression in the conduct upon which you base your finding of liability for battery against Nicole Brown Simpson?
Yes or No
YES
Question 7: Do you find by clear and convincing evidence that defendant Simpson committed malice in the conduct upon which you base your finding of liability for battery against Nicole Brown Simpson?
Yes or No
YES
Question 8: We award damages against defendant Simpson and in favor of plaintiffs (Fred) Goldman and (Sharon) Rufo, in the aggregate, as follows:
Amount: $8.5 million
SANTA MONICA, California (CNN) -- O.J. Simpson is liable for the death of Ronald Goldman and committed battery against his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson, a civil trial jury ruled Tuesday.
CNN - Jury unanimous: Simpson is liable - Feb. 4, 1997
While in the criminal "murder" trial of O.J. Simpson everyone knows what the verdict was, however in the civil trial the outcome was somewhat different. So the question as to weather or not O.J. Simpson is a murder or a batterer has been answered.