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Agreed; I actually thought asset forfeiture would be the subject of this article until I read it. Perhaps that's because I know that asset forfeiture is ongoing
by dvdhnt 9y ago
Agreed; I actually thought asset forfeiture would be the subject of this article until I read it. Perhaps that's because I know that asset forfeiture is ongoing and never thought something like Colorado's "Exoneration Act" could ever exist.
- smhenderson 9y agoFrom another article[1]: With this ruling the Nelson decision may set an important precedent to rain in another abusive civil proceeding called civil forfeiture. The parallels are striking. Through civil forfeiture, law enforcement can confiscate and keep cash, cars in real estate without securing a criminal conviction or filing charges against the owner. Perversely under civil forfeiture, even those not found guilty in criminal court can still forfeit their property in civil court, since the latter has a lower standard of proof. So hopefully they are correct and we'll see a reexamination of asset forfeiture sooner than later. [1] https://dawgonnit.com/2017/05/02/supreme-court-rejects-guilty-until-proven-innocent/ https://dawgonnit.com/2017/05/02/supreme-court-rejects-guilt...