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Criminal Forfeiture Procedure In 2013: An Annual Survey Of Developments In The Case Law, Stefan D. Cassella
Criminal Forfeiture Procedure In 2013: An Annual Survey Of Developments In The Case Law, Stefan D. Cassella
Stefan D Cassella
This is another in a series of articles on developments in the federal case law relating to criminal forfeiture procedure. It covers the cases decided in 2012 and early 2013. The article begins with the cases that illustrate the concept that criminal forfeiture is part of the defendant’s sentence in a criminal case. It then takes the reader more or less chronologically through the litigation of a case, beginning with the seizure and restraint of the property and continuing through the trial and sentencing of the defendant and the adjudication of third-party issues in the post-trial ancillary proceeding. Except in …
Does Apprendi V. New Jersey Change The Standard Of Proof In Criminal Forfeiture Cases?, Stefan D. Cassella
Does Apprendi V. New Jersey Change The Standard Of Proof In Criminal Forfeiture Cases?, Stefan D. Cassella
Stefan D Cassella
The article, written shortly after the Supreme Court decided Apprendi v. New Jersey, sets forth the arguments why the decision will not require the imposition of the reasonable doubt standard in criminal forfeiture cases, nor require that forfeiture matters be tried to a jury.