ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a constitutional question concerning the government's seizure of property allegedly forfeitable under 21 U.S.C. §§ 853 and 881: May the government deprive a criminal defendant of the only assets with which he can pay a reasonable attorney's fee to the lawyer assisting in his defense solely on the basis of its allegation that the property is forfeitable as a criminal penalty and a magistrate's ex parte finding...
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