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Civil Forfeiture And The Eighth Amendment After Austin, James E. Beaver, Kit G. Narodick, Joseph M. Wallin
Civil Forfeiture And The Eighth Amendment After Austin, James E. Beaver, Kit G. Narodick, Joseph M. Wallin
Seattle University Law Review
Imagine owning an expensive piece of property, a piece of real estate perhaps, or maybe a car or boat. Now imagine having your property forcefully taken away from you because someone suspects, or pretends to suspect, that you are using the property in the commission of criminal acts. Then, imagine having to hire a lawyer and start a lawsuit to recover your property. After spending a small fortune in legal fees to recover your own property, imagine you lose your lawsuit, not because you could not prove your rightful ownership before its forceful seizure, but because you could not prove …