{"id":2728,"date":"2023-09-05T18:46:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T22:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/guilty-plea-civil\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T21:33:33","slug":"guilty-plea-civil","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/maryland-law-update\/guilty-plea-civil\/","title":{"rendered":"Guilty Pleas and Civil Auto Accident Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland accident lawyers are often confused by the impact of a guilty plea by the at-fault driver on a personal injury car accident case in Maryland. There is confusion in part because the rules are somewhat counterintuitive. Here are the three possible scenarios and how they play out:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Defendant Goes to Trial and is Found Guilty: Inadmissible<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This is the one that surprises everyone. You would think that if you can get past the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com\/Beyond+a+Reasonable+Doubt\">beyond a reasonable doubt<\/a>&#8221; standard of proof in a criminal case, you would be able to get past the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscourts.gov\/federalcourts\/UnderstandingtheFederalCourts\/HowCourtsWork\/CivilCases.aspx\">more likely than not<\/a>&#8221; in a civil case. But, in Maryland, and in most states, a criminal conviction is not conclusive or even admissible in a civil action based on the same facts. But any admissions or testimony from the defendant in the criminal trial is fair game in a subsequent criminal trial. It is worth nothing that it costs only $15 to get a Maryland District Court transcript.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.millerandzois.com\/professional-attorney-information-center\/maryland-law-update\/guilty-plea-civil\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Guilty Pleas and Civil Auto Accident Cases\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland accident lawyers are often confused by the impact of a guilty plea by the at-fault driver on a personal injury car accident case in Maryland. There is confusion in part because the rules are somewhat counterintuitive. Here are the three possible scenarios and how they play out: 1. 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