Articles tagged as: civil forfeiture
June 11, 2021
Indiana Supreme Court Sides With Timbs In Lengthy Land Rover Case
In 2013, police took Tyson Timbs’s $35,000 Land Rover after he used it to transport a few hundred dollars' worth of heroin. While Timbs pleaded guilty to dealing drugs, he challenged the police seizure of his vehicle, arguing it was an unconstitutionally excessive fine.
Read MoreJune 10, 2021
Indiana Court Nixes Land Rover Seizure Over $400 Drug Deal
Indiana's high court rejected arguments from the state attorney general's office that the vehicle seizure was proper because it was used in commission of a crime.
Read MoreMay 4, 2020
Indiana Man Gets His Seized SUV Back After A 7-Year Battle
Police seized Tyson Timbs' $35,000 Land Rover in 2013 when he was arrested for selling near $500 worth of heroin.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2019
Despite Supreme Court Ruling, Seized Land Rover Not Returned
An Indiana man who had his $40,000 Land Rover seized after a small-time drug deal isn't getting it back yet, even though the U.S. Supreme Court sided with him for a key ruling on excessive criminal fines earlier this year.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2019
Court: Indiana Legislature Can Divert Civil Forfeiture Money
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the state's General Assembly is within its rights to divert civil forfeiture proceeds for law enforcement purposes from a fund for schools.
Read MoreNovember 28, 2018
Supreme Court Likely To Apply Excessive-Fines Ban To States
The Supreme Court left little doubt Wednesday that it would rule that the Constitution's ban on excessive fines applies to the states.
Read MoreOctober 29, 2018
US Supreme Court To See Indiana Civil Forfeiture Case
Attorneys for Tyson Timbs and the state of Indiana will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 28 whether the Eighth Amendment protection from "excessive fines" applies to civil forfeitures at the state level.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2018
Indiana Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Civil Forfeiture Case
The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday in a case that challenges how Marion County police and prosecutors disburse proceeds from property they've seized and sold.
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2018
Do Indiana's Civil Forfeiture Laws Violate The State Constitution?
Prosecutors and law enforcement agencies say civil forfeiture empowers them to take the fruits of crime and use some of the proceeds to further other investigations. But critics say that creates conflicts of interest - and may even violate the state constitution.
Read MoreSeptember 7, 2018
U.S. Supreme Court To Hear Indiana Civil Forfeiture Case
An Indiana law allows police to seize thousands of dollars worth of property if they think it's involved in a suspected crime - regardless of whether the person who owns it is ever convicted.
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