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To: SeekAndFind
RE: Civil Asset Forfeiture

Is the offense criminal? If so then this should apply:

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.
If it's not, then this should apply:
Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.
In either case, most asset forfeiture cases would require a jury-trial.
7 posted on 11/01/2014 6:35:22 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

Yep, $20 or more.

Think about that in divorce cases.

How much is confiscated without jury trials ? Basically the total court-ordered in every divorce, child support, etc., case.

Sheeple need to take back their own government.


12 posted on 11/01/2014 6:40:51 PM PDT by PieterCasparzen (We have to fix things ourselves)
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To: OneWingedShark

It sounds like, perhaps, he never sued.


13 posted on 11/01/2014 6:42:12 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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