Civil Consequences of Criminal Cases

The disposition of a criminal case may affect the criminal defendant in later civil litigation. This chapter discusses (1) collateral estoppel, which may prevent the defendant from contesting issues in a later civil case; (2) the effect of the criminal case on the common types of civil claims brought by former criminal defendants; (3) releases that may resolve both the civil and criminal cases including accord and satisfaction; (4) investigation of a case that may later result in a civil suit; and (5) civil statutes of limitation