Asset Forfeiture: Practice and Procedure in State and Federal Courts

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American Bar Association, 2004 - Law - 289 pages
Among the key strategies in taking the financial incentive out of criminal activity are freezing, seizing, and confication of assets--better known as asset forfeiture. This book is a how--to, practical guide to the common legal and practical issues faced by the asset forfeiture litigator.

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Contents

Forfeiture Terminology
1
Property Subject to Forfeiture
21
H Analysis of State Forfeiture Statutes
35
Seizure of Property for Civil Forfeiture
48
Initiation of Civil Forfeiture Proceedings
57
Civil Pretrial Motions
75
G Motion to Compel
105
72
109
J Final Order
155
Parallel Proceedings
159
Disposition of Forfeited Property
171
Real Property Forfeitures
187
Constitutional Protections
199
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203
Ethical Considerations
217
Table of Authorities
239

Civil Trial Proceedings
111
F Trial Presumptions
122
75
125
H Judgment
136
E RemissionMitigation
145
57
241
59
258
Selected Bibliography
283
About the Author 289
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