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Due Process: Alfonso V. Fernandez
Gift Or Loan Of State Money: Schulz V. State Of New York
Gift Or Loan Of State Money: Schulz V. State Of New York
Touro Law Review
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The Supreme Court Takes A Weapon From The Drug War Arsenal: New Defenses To Civil Drug Forfeiture., Scott Alexander Nelson
The Supreme Court Takes A Weapon From The Drug War Arsenal: New Defenses To Civil Drug Forfeiture., Scott Alexander Nelson
St. Mary's Law Journal
This Comment discusses the history and development of forfeiture law—emphasizing the misnomer of “guilty property”—and addresses the lack of constitutional safeguards in the civil forfeiture statutes. It outlines prospective constitutional defenses announced by the United States Supreme Court, emphasizing the Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process, the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause, and the “innocent owner” defense. The federal statute authorizing civil forfeiture, 21 U.S.C. § 881 (Forfeiture Statute), was initially enacted as part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970. The Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 amended the statute to impose forfeiture on real property …
Section 1983 Litigation, Martin A. Schwartz
Self Incrimination: People V. Tankleff
Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel: In Re Jamie Tt.
Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel: In Re Jamie Tt.
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.