Answer:
B.One that involves a defendant accused of committing a crime
Step-by-step explanation:
A criminal case in the law and jurisdiction of the United States of America is when a person breaks the law and this breaking of the law is considered as harmfull to the society as a whole, for example a kidnapping, the state should prosecute the kidnaper and the victim has nothing to do with it, it is the State, or The people of the United States against the kidnapper, as it is an offense against the society as a whole. In civil cases is a private citizen or association against another private citizen or association.