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  2. US Supreme Court reinforces police power in seized vehicle ruling

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    The case involved the legal process that innocent property owners are due under the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment. ... before a police officer deprives an innocent owner of her car for months ...

  3. Supreme Court rules owners of seized cars are not entitled to ...

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    The Supreme Court refuses to tighten the rules when police seize cars.

  4. Nevada Judge to Nevada Cops: You Can't Use This ... - AOL

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    Under typical civil asset forfeiture laws, police can seize property suspected of being connected to illegal activity even if the owner isn't charged with a crime.

  5. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    What has caused controversy is when the property of innocent persons is seized by police who believe that the seized items were involved in criminal activity. A June 2019 study found that more equitable sharing funds do not translate into more crimes solved, not improving overall police effectiveness. Such funds also do not lead to less drug use.

  6. Culley v. Marshall - Wikipedia

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    On February 17, 2019, Halima Tariffa Culley's son was arrested while driving his mother's car. [2] Police charged Culley with possession of marijuana and seized the car. . Culley's mother was unable to recover the vehicle, and the State of Alabama filed a civil asset forfeiture case against the vehicle. 20 months later, Culley won summary judgment under Alabama's innocent-owner d

  7. Asset forfeiture - Wikipedia

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    If it is successful, the owner may yet prevail by establishing an "innocent owner" defense. Federal civil forfeiture cases usually start with a seizure of property followed by the mailing of a notice of seizure from the seizing agency (generally the DEA or FBI) to the owner. The owner then has 35 days to file a claim with the seizing agency.

  8. Supreme Court Rules No Due Process Right to Preliminary ...

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    The cars of two Alabama women were seized for more than a year before courts found they were innocent owners. The Supreme Court says they had no constitutional right to a preliminary hearing.

  9. Bennis v. Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Tina B. Bennis was a joint owner, with her husband, of an automobile. Detroit police arrested her husband, John Bennis, after observing him engaged in a sexual act with a prostitute in the automobile while it was parked on a Detroit city street. In declaring the automobile forfeit as a public nuisance under Michigan's statutory abatement scheme ...