Institute for Justice: Indiana Supreme Court Rules Property Owners in Civil Forfeiture Cases are Entitled to a Jury Trial
November 01, 2023
November 01, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023:
On Tuesday morning, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that civil-forfeiture defendants in the Hoosier State have the right to a trial by jury. In recent decades, prosecutors across Indiana had resisted efforts by property owners to have their civil-forfeiture cases heard by a jury of their peers.
Applying the Indiana Constitution, the state high court t . . .
On Tuesday morning, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled unanimously that civil-forfeiture defendants in the Hoosier State have the right to a trial by jury. In recent decades, prosecutors across Indiana had resisted efforts by property owners to have their civil-forfeiture cases heard by a jury of their peers.
Applying the Indiana Constitution, the state high court t . . .