489, 492, 34 L.Ed.2d 438 (1972), it was also held that the Double Jeopardy Clause did not bar a forfeiture action subsequent to acquittal on the underlying offense because "the difference in the burden of proof in criminal and civil cases precludes application of the doctrine of collateral estoppel". Helvering v. Mitch- ell, 303 U.S. 391, 397, 58 S.Ct.
In July 2013, Beyoncé and Jay-Z attended a rally in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
The appeals court overturned the acquittal in March last year and sentenced him to five years' jail.
Here, BBC News website readers in the States share their reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman.
The acquittal in the child molestation charge meant nothing to millions.
The acquittal in Mr. Nelson's first trial, on Oct. 29, 1992, led to angry protests.
This authority was given to the federal agency in 1994, when Congress acted in the wake of the 1991 beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers and subsequent unrest following the acquittal of the officers involved.
This week, in the magazine, Sasha-Frere Jones considers the hip-hop world's response to the acquittal.
In the UK last week, his evidence helped to secure the acquittal of six Greenpeace activists charged with causing criminal damage to the Kingsnorth power station in Kent.
Edson Souza, the lead prosecutor, said on television in Belém that he planned to appeal the acquittal.
The acquittal of Hastings in 1795 embittered Francis deeply and led to his defeat in a parliamentary election.
