On March, 7, 2008, the Columbia, Missouri, police department served a marijuana search warrant on Jonathan March. The raid was captured on video (for training purposes): Columbia Police Department kill two retreating dogs during marijuana raid This narcotics law enforcement…
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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Unintended Consequences
Governor vetoes Indiana forfeiture “reform” bill by which prosecutors hoped to codify some of their illegal practices
On May 13 Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels vetoed Senate Enrolled Act 215, which would have divided forfeiture proceeds among prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement, with a small portion going to schools. Citing a state supreme court ruling issued April 27,…
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John Payne on asset forfeiture in Missouri
John Payne, an analyst at the Show-Me Institute in Missouri, presented “Erratic Enforcement: A Survey of Asset Forfeiture Practices in Missouri” at the 2011 Austrian Scholars Conference in Auburn, Alabama. Very much worth the listen.
South Texas DA sentenced for police piracy
On May 6 former south Texas District Attorney Joe Frank Garza was sentenced to six months in jail, plus 10 years probation and repayment of $2.1 in restitution, for illegally using over $2 million in asset forfeiture funds to provide…
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