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About the Book
Asset Forfeiture, or asset confiscation allows jurisdictions to freeze or seize properties which are either the proceeds of crime or the instrumentalities of crime. Instrumentalities of crime are property that was used to facilitate crime, for example cars used to transport illegal narcotics.
The program has become a key part of the government's efforts to combat major criminal activities and has helped stem the mounting societal costs associated with financially motivated crime and to take the financial incentive out of criminal activity. These strategies included the freezing, seizing, and confiscation of assets - better known as asset forfeiture.
Asset Forfeiture: Practice and Procedure in State and Federal Courts, Second edition, is a "how to," practical guide to the common legal and practical issues faced by the asset forfeiture litigator. Written for both the criminal defense attorney and the criminal prosecutor, this book: " Is the only single-volume work summarizing state and federal asset forfeiture procedures " Highlights key elements of all 50 states in easy-to-read summary charts " Provides strategies for law and motion and civil discovery practice relating to state and federal forfeiture actions " Contrasts state and federal forfeiture procedures, including a chart of the distribution formula for all 50 states " Is the only book that addresses ethical issues and discusses the state and federal ethical codes relating to asset forfeiture.
If you are looking for a one-volume concise resource on asset forfeiture, you need this book.
