Re:Police use new device to seize money in bank accounts or ...
by dragonwriter on Wednesday June 08, 2016 @11:41AM
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> That type of thing is ok in Admiralty Law, but should have no place in criminal law.
It doesn't take place within criminal law.
(There is also "criminal asset forfeiture", which is a different beast, and takes place within normal criminal process against a particular criminal defendant: that is a part of criminal law, and its a lot less controversial than civil asset forfeiture.)
It doesn't take place within criminal law.
(There is also "criminal asset forfeiture", which is a different beast, and takes place within normal criminal process against a particular criminal defendant: that is a part of criminal law, and its a lot less controversial than civil asset forfeiture.)