California · Labor Code
LAB §5413: A determination of facts by the appeals board under this chapter has no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution and does not preclude litigation of those same facts in the crim
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Facts determined by an appeals board in this proceeding cannot be used to prevent relitigation of those same facts in a later criminal case.
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A determination of facts by the appeals board under this chapter has no collateral estoppel effect on a subsequent criminal prosecution and does not preclude litigation of those same facts in the criminal proceeding.
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