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Forfeiture Violates Double Jeopardy
Loaded on April 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1995, page 14
In the November 1994 issue of PLN (Vol. 5, No. 11) we reported on the abuse of asset forfeiture laws by law enforcement agencies more interested in monetary gain than in any legitimate measure of justice. Shortly after that article went to press (PLN articles are typically written 2-3 months …
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