If they are co-defendants and charged in the same offense the case numbers probably WILL be the same but differentiated by a different letter of the alphabet (i.e.- '123-45-67-a' or '123-45-67-b,' or similar).
When different parts of the criminal justice system vie for the same case, it can result in conflicts and inefficiencies. This can occur when multiple law enforcement agencies compete for jurisdiction, when prosecutors from different offices handle the same case, or when there is overlap between various court jurisdictions. Such situations can lead to duplication of efforts, confusion, and delays in the legal proceedings.
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A case can be both criminal and civil when it involves actions that are considered both a violation of criminal law and a breach of civil law. This means that the same incident or behavior can lead to both criminal charges brought by the government and a civil lawsuit filed by individuals seeking compensation for damages.
They are the same.
There is no such thing as mixing civil and criminal actions in the same court action. If criminal charges arise as a result of a civil case action they will be charged and prosecuted seperately from the civil trial.
Yes.
No, double jeopardy does not apply if new evidence is found in a criminal case. Double jeopardy protects individuals from being tried for the same crime twice based on the same evidence, but new evidence can lead to a new trial.
Civil and Criminal cases are never litigated at the same time in the same court. However, the same transaction (or sequence of events) may lead to both civil and criminal proceedings. For example, O.J. Simpson was prosecuted and subsequently acquitted for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman in a criminal court. However, he was sued for wrongful death by the families of the victims, found liable, and ordered to pay damages in a later civil suit.
Yes. Many people have the same lucky number.
Yes. The charge may stem or arise from the same or similar offense, but the facts could be used to support a criminal charge in the same, or another, jurisdiction. Think the OJ Simpson case. He was found not guilty of the criminal offense, but guilty of the civil charge. ALSO - defendants have been found not guilty in state or federal courts of an offense, but then are charged by the Feds with... say.... civil rights violations, or some such.
It is customarily not allowed because the interests of the two defendants may, at some point, not be the same, and a single attorney would have a conflict of interest in attempting to defend two defendants with different interests.
The same as in any misdemeanor criminal case. The right to be confronted by your accuser (probably the officer that arrested you) - to testify in your own behalf and present a defense.