“Georgia’s protections for property owners in civil forfeiture cases are already some of the weakest in the nation, and they were at risk of being watered down even further by the lower courts. But today’s decision ensures that law enforcement still must satisfy basic pleading requirements by alleging each element of a crime and the facts it believes indicate the crime was committed before it can seek to permanently forfeit someone’s property”… [More]
I thought that’s what convictions were for.
I’ve seen Leviathan, with unlimited resources, try to destroy a family by freezing their ability to pay for adequate defense. (Note: Many of the links on that page can only be accessed via the Wayback Machine.)
Sorry, fellas– no Leathermans for you.
[Via Michael G]
