U.S. v. $405,089.23 U.S. Currency, No. 93-55947 (9th Cir.) (56 F.3d 41) (May 30, 1995) (Per Curiam)
The Court held that the Double Jeopardy Clause prohibits the Government from both punishing a defendant for a criminal offense and forfeiting his property for that same offense in a separate civil proceeding, since the forfeiture constitutes punishment.
Here the Court denied a rehearing en banc of the decision previously …
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