Civil and Criminal Law<Tab/> Our legal system recognizes two different kinds of cases--civil and criminal. A civil case is one in which a person who feels he has been wronged may bring legal action to protect his own interest or to collect monetary damages from the person who has wronged him or her. The private party whose rights have been violated, the plaintiff, initiates the case. The person who is …showed first 75 words of 489 total…

…showed last 75 words of 489 total…crime. Internet Sites of Interest Differences between Criminal Law & Civil Law http://www.rbs2.com/cc.htm http://www.tba.org/lawbytes/T9_1809.html http://www.ktwllaw.com/FAQ/criminalcivil.htm http://www.faris-faris.com/drunk_driving/overview.htm The O.J. Simpson Trial http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Simpson/simpson.htm http://www.courttv.com/casefiles/simpson/ http://simpson.walraven.org/ http://www.usatoday.com/news/index/nns053.htm