bigred1cav wrote:
Simpson was not retried for murder. He was tried under Civil Law for Wrongful Death. The result is a monetary punishment not a criminal. The RV driver will still be liable civilly for the death of the Officer and the loss to the Officers family.
BobGed wrote:
msmith1199 wrote:
The Double Jeopardy clause does not apply at all here. It was never intended to prohibit a civil case if there was also a criminal case. I've never even heard anybody argue that double jeopardy should preclude a civil case if there was also a criminal case. That is until now.
Correct. Just ask O.J. Simpson how it worked out for him. ;)
Yeah, that was the point being made!
