What follows was also sent to me by Larry Becraft, the attorney from Alabama: I have one final point to make before I walk out the door to go home for this holiday weekend. Here is a quote from guru Sam Kennedy: “ALL CAPS legal person v. the lawful being “Just who is the full [...]

In Caplin & Drysdale v. United States, 491 U.S. 617, 109 S. Ct. 2646, 105 L. Ed. 2d 528, 57 U.S.L.W. 4836 (1989), the Supreme Court held that assets seized in a civil forfeiture springing from criminal charges could not be used to pay criminal defense attorney fees. The Court held that this was because [...]