A WRONGFUL DEATH CIVIL LAWSUIT IS NOW FILED AGAINST THE FORMER APD OFFICER FOUND NOT GUILTY THIS WEEK OF KILLING HIS WIFE. THE FAMILY OF LEVI CHAVEZ'S WIFE FILED THE LAWSUIT ON HER BEHALF AGAINST CHAVEZ, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, AND SEVERAL APD OFFICERS. THE LAWSUIT WAS DELAYED UNTIL THE OUTCOME OF THE CRIMINAL CASE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CIVIL CASE AND A CRIMINAL CASE IS THAT THE JURY'S DECISION DOESN'T HAVE TO BE UNANIMOUS … INSTEAD, THE MAJORITY DETERMINES THE RESULT OF THE CASE.
