Civil Consequences of Criminal Cases

Authors

Wendy J. KaplanFollow
Howard Friedman

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2012

Editor(s)

Eric Blumenson, Arthur B. Leavens

Language

en-US

Abstract

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.

Recommended Citation

Wendy J. Kaplan & Howard Friedman, Civil Consequences of Criminal Cases , in Massachusetts Criminal Practice (Eric Blumenson, Arthur B. Leavens ed., 2012).
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