Introduction to the Law for Paralegals 1st Edition by Deborah Benton

تمرين 5

In the cases of Robert Blake and O.J. Simpson, each defendant was prosecuted in criminal court, and subsequently was sued by the victim's family in civil court, based on the same set of facts. Discuss why two trials involving the same set of facts does not violate the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution.