CAN A CRIMINAL CASE RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A CIVIL CASE?

CAN A CRIMINAL CASE RUN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A CIVIL CASE?

We wake up every day to find so many reports of crimes allegedly committed and civil lawsuits instituted by and against fellow citizens. The facts are usually sketchy, but you would get the picture in the end and when you do, you would realize that the facts may contain both criminal and civil elements. The question would then be whether the victim or complainant of such a situation can open a criminal case against the suspect, and, at the same time institute civil proceedings against the same person . . .

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