Can a person be tried in a criminal case and found guilty and serve time in prison and also be found guilty in a civil case for the same crime and pay a compensation to the plaintiff.Can a person be found guilty in a criminal case and found guilty in a civil case for the same crime?
Yes, absolutely, they are two separate cases. The punsihment in the criminal case satifies his debt to society, whie the judgment in the civil case satisfies his debt to his victim.Can a person be found guilty in a criminal case and found guilty in a civil case for the same crime?
In the u.s., the answer is yes. The civil judgment is not punishment, like the criminal conviction, but it just an order to pay a debt.
It happens every day!!
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