To make a long story short, it means that your case that was once settled and closed may be reopened and used against you with whatever new charge or new situation you may be going through.
In criminal law a final judgment of guilty in the criminal case and the punishment that is granted.
The four main written sources of American criminal law are constitutional law, statutory law, administrative law, and case law.
breaking the law would constitute a criminal case.
"Prosecuted" means to bring a legal case against someone in a court of law, typically for a criminal offense.
No, not at all because a criminal case is only given once you break the government law.
It can cause the statute of limitations to start over, or at least toll. It will depend on the law in the jurisdiction and how it is written.
A "criminal case" is, by definition, any offense which violates the criminal law statutes of the jurisdiction. If you wish more specific examples you are going to have to ask a more specific question.
Failure to Pay.
Criminal case
Criminal law refers to laws that address actions considered harmful to society and are prosecuted by the government, while case law refers to legal interpretations and decisions made by judges in previous cases that guide future rulings. Essentially, criminal law sets out the rules for what is considered a crime and the consequences for committing one, while case law helps interpret and apply those rules in individual cases.
The "law of the case" is a situation where an appellate court has made a determination on a question of law and remanded the case for retrial. If the case comes before the appellate court again after retrial, the point of law determined by the first appellate court may not be appealed again. An appellant does not get to reopen that issue just because the case is once again before an appellate court. That point of law is now the "law of the case" and will govern the case throughout any and all further appeals that may occur. There may be compelling circumstances where a court may permit the issue to be reopened, such as where the initial determination rested on a law later found to be unconstitutional and void.
George E. McCrossan has written: 'The digest of Canadian criminal case law' -- subject(s): Law reports, digests, Digests, Criminal law