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Mollie Cule is found not guilty for the murder of Adam Baum. After the criminal trial, the estate of Adam Baum sues Mollie Cule in

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Mollie Cule is found not guilty for the murder of Adam Baum. After the criminal trial, the estate of Adam Baum sues Mollie Cule in civil court for the tort of wrongful death. Mollie protests claiming the civil court trial for the same offense is impermissible double jeopardy. Which of the following is true? It is impermissble double jeopardy - meaning Mollie cannot be sued in civil court. There is no double jeopardy because it only applies to a second prosecution of a criminal case in which in the first case the defendant was found not guilty and does not apply to a civil case. Mollie can be sued in civil court but the standard of proof will be higher. In order to be sued in civil court, a grand jury will have to decide whether there is probable cause to do so

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