In June 1994,Nicole Brown Simpson,wife of O

In June 1994,Nicole Brown Simpson,wife of O.J.Simpson,and Ronald Goldman were found murdered outside her Brentwood,California,home.Police arrested O.J.Simpson on charges of murder.In 1995,the case went to trial and the jury eventually found Simpson not guilty despite a strong case by the prosecution.In 1997,the parents of Nicole Brown Simpson brought a wrongful death suit against O.J.Simpson.The jury in the civil trial found Simpson responsible for the murders and awarded to the victims' families $33.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages.How is it that Simpson could face two trials for the same alleged crime?

A) The bar against double jeopardy does not apply in murder charges.
B) A civil suit violates the bar against double jeopardy in all cases except wrongful death.
C) A defendant cannot be held both civilly and criminally liable,so Simpson should have countersued the Browns for malicious prosecution.
D) Because many regulatory statutes provide for both criminal and civil sanctions,a defendant may therefore be sued under both criminal and civil law for a single act.