Sentences with phrase «subsequent civil suit»

This is not to say, however, that an acquittal does not have practical implications for a subsequent civil suit.

An interesting legal drama is playing out in Austin, Texas, arising out of a fatal police shooting and subsequent civil suit filed by the victim's relatives.

Of course, Kieffer did get some legal training in prison (indeed, perhaps more than some students receive in law school) by handling his appeal and a subsequent civil suit against the United States government.