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Does this mean police can't legally steal your money anymore?

• greensoap 10y ago
  It may have implications for civil forfeiture practices. But the case was about when the state holds onto restitution money even after a conviction is overturned. So it probably won't change civil forfeiture practice in the near term.
  • djsumdog 10y ago
    Right, and forfeiture doesn't always involve a guilty conviction. Say a kid uses his mom's car to commit a crime. He could have taken it without her permission (stolen it) and now it becomes part of the crime. There was a real case posted on HN a few months back like this. Now if someone had property taken and was later found innocent, would this immediately release the property taken in that particular forfeiture without a 2nd civil court case?