OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Chief Justice.
This petition presents the question of whether an indigent claimant has a constitutional right to appointed counsel at public expense in an in rem forfeiture proceeding. We hold that such an action is not a "criminal prosecution" within the meaning of Article 1, Section 11 of the Alaska Constitution, which provides that "[i]n all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have the right to ... have the assistance of counsel...
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