To: runningbear
Well depends... depends on siezure and probability of show flight risks. Also, sure they could return the funds, after they check the serials, and photograph the loot! (which I am sure they have already done!) :o)Exactly they could (and should) return the funds since the money itself has not been used in the crime they have charged. To KEEP it as evidence would imply to me that it was aquired or used as part of the crime.
If they want to use it as evidence of their therory of "planning to flee" then fine photograph it chromograph scan it, whatever. But it is going to be pointed out for sure that they have no PROOF he was fleeing at the time, no matter HOW suspicious it LOOKED.
To: alexandria
Alexandria I DO think they did sufficiently prove INTENT to flee by the number of things, eg: $15,000.00 CASH, differnt appearance, false id, different car, a passport in yet another name, a bunch of camping gear, 4 cell phones, climbing ropes, water purifier etc.. This evidence was and is still sufficient to keep him in jail with NO bail possible.
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11/20/2003 4:22:11 PM PST by
Canadian Outrage
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