Criminal acquittal
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From 218 U.S. 476 - Lucino Almeida Chantangco v. Eduardo Abaroa · 1910Most cited · 90 citing opinions
The general rule of the common law is that a judgment in a criminal proceeding cannot be read in evidence in a civil action to establish any fact there determined. The reason for this rule is, primarily, that the parties are not the same, and, secondarily, that different rules of evidence are applicable.