The Indiana Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that state residents facing government attempts to seize their money or property have the right to a trial by jury.
Indiana residents are entitled to a trial by jury when the government seeks to confiscate their money or property through the civil forfeiture process, the state’s high court ruled. In a 5-0 decision Tuesday, the Indiana Supreme Court found that the history of civil forfeiture proceedings, from medieval England to Indiana statehood, weighs in favor of letting a jury decide whether property allegedly associated with a crime should be seized by the state, The Times of Northwest Indiana reported.
Tuesday's ruling also establishes a new test for the jury-trial right contained in Article I, Section 20 of the Indiana Constitution. The decision stems from a case involving Alucious Kizer, who was convicted in December 2022 of three counts of drug dealing and sentenced to a total of 20 years in state prison.
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