Spectre of Forfeiture

This is the only book of its kind. The author was plunged into the nightmare world of government forfeiture when her husband was arrested for wandering into a marijuana patch near a hiking trail. Their home was seized though police found no marijuana on their property. Judy Osburn, jewelry designer & instructor, mother of two & 4-H leader spent over 1000 hours in law libraries uncovering the truth about forfeiture law to defend their home & expose this injustice. Spectre...was written for lay readers, yet is an extremely valuable reference used by attorneys. It details the statutes, protecting & defending property, stopping automatic default judgment, startling history; contains sample forms, case citings, Constitutional defenses, & more: Forfeiture law is based upon medieval superstition & legal fiction that declares property responsible for illegal acts, depriving owners of constitutional protections. David B. Smith, former Associate Director of the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Office says: "...defense attorneys confronting their first civil forfeiture case feel like they are in an Alice-in-Wonderland world where the property owner generally has the burden of proof, the innocence of the owner is not a defense, rank hearsay is admissible to prove that the property is 'guilty'...."Osburn, Judy is the author of 'Spectre of Forfeiture' with ISBN 9780962987205 and ISBN 0962987204.