Is there any case law where the main action is civil rather than criminal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Weaver v. Superior Court, 156 Cal.Rptr. 745, 95 Cal.App.3d 166 (Cal. App. 1979):
5 "Although the original proceeding in Jaffe was criminal, the Gist of the statement is equally applicable to cases, like the one at bench, where the main action is civil." (Babb v. Superior Court, 3 Cal.3d 841, 846, 92 Cal.Rptr. 179, 181, 479 P.2d 379, 381, emphasis added.)
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