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the_falconator t1_j7rawnf wrote

Reply to comment by BostonUniStudent in Exonerees in Mass. state drug lab scandal want their seized property and money back by ak47workaccnt

It's like OJ winning the criminal trial and still losing the civil case, different standards of proof.

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BostonUniStudent t1_j7rc0x9 wrote

It's kind of like that inasmuch as it's civil and not criminal. And it's been awhile since I've read up on that case. But I think he was found civilly liable for a wrongful death.

These civil asset forfeiture cases require no such finding of individual guilt or innocence (responsible or not responsible). This is trial against the evidence itself.

It might be like State of New York v. Yacht.

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