In 1995, the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson attracted worldwide attention. O.J. Simpson, a former
professional football star, was accused of murdering his former wife and her friend. The jury found
that Simpson was not guilty of the crimes. As you may have learned in a previous lesson, the Fifth
Amendment protects people from being tried for the same crime twice in the same court. Yet, in 1996,
O.J. Simpson was taken to court again for the same murders in a civil trial. He was found guilty.
How do you think this could happen?