Question

What contrast can be drawn between state criminal and civil trials?(1 point)
Responses

Unlike a civil trial, there is no jury in a criminal trial.
Unlike a civil trial, there is no jury in a criminal trial.

Unlike a civil trial, a defendant in a criminal trial may call witnesses on the defendant’s behalf.
Unlike a civil trial, a defendant in a criminal trial may call witnesses on the defendant’s behalf.

Unlike a civil trial, the defendant has a right not to testify in a criminal trial.
Unlike a civil trial, the defendant has a right not to testify in a criminal trial.

Unlike a civil trial, there is no judge in a criminal trial.
Unlike a civil trial, there is no judge in a criminal trial.

Answer 1

Unlike a civil trial, the defendant has a right not to testify in a criminal trial.

Explanation: The Fifth Amendment protects criminal defendants from compelled self-incrimination, so they may choose not to testify; in civil trials, parties can be compelled to testify and adverse inferences may be drawn from refusal.