To: tacticalogic
Except that SCOTUS has already ruled that asset forfeiture plus a fine for a criminal conviction doesn't amount to double jeopardy, because asset forfeiture "isn't a punishment."
224 posted on
11/24/2003 5:44:20 PM PST by
coloradan
(Hence, etc.)
To: coloradan
That's one of them there legal fictions. It sure looks like a punishment to me. If it walks like a duck...
226 posted on
11/24/2003 5:49:45 PM PST by
TKDietz
To: coloradan
Except that SCOTUS has already ruled that asset forfeiture plus a fine for a criminal conviction doesn't amount to double jeopardy, because asset forfeiture "isn't a punishment."Ah! Creative semantics. I'm beginning to see the liberal's fascination with the concept.
227 posted on
11/24/2003 5:52:27 PM PST by
tacticalogic
(Controlled application of force is the sincerest form of communication.)
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