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Nevada lawmakers must put a stop to civil asset forfeitures prior to conviction

Nevada lawmakers must put a stop to civil asset forfeitures prior to conviction
N&V Staff
April 3, 2015

Thomas(Thomas Mitchell) – The whole concept of civil asset forfeiture turns the law on its head, essentially finding people guilty until they can prove their innocence.

Police departments and federal agencies across the country have been using civil procedures to seize cash, cars and homes that just might be somehow, maybe linked to a crime.

In Humboldt County here in Nevada a county deputy seized $50,000 from a California tourist who said he’d won it at a casino. The deputy claimed he might be a drug dealer.

According to a recording from a dashboard-mounted camera in the patrol car, the tourist asked why he was being searched, and the deputy replied, “Because I’m talking to you … well, no, I don’t have to explain that to you. I’m not going to explain that to you, but I am gonna put my drug dog on that. If my dog alerts, I’m seizing the money. You can try to get it back but you’re not.”

He also told the tourist, “You’ll burn it up in attorney fees before we give it back to you.”

To read the entire column, click here.

 

Mr. Mitchell publishes the 4TH ST8 Blog at www.4thst8.wordpress.com.

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