STATE v. TIMBS

Supreme Court Case No. 27S04-1702-MI-70.

134 N.E.3d 12 (2019)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant (Plaintiff) v. Tyson TIMBS, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

FILED October 28, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT: Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General of Indiana, Thomas M. Fisher , Solicitor General, Kian J. Hudson , Deputy Solicitor General, Aaron T. Craft , Chandra K. Hein , Julia C. Payne , Justin F. Roebel , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: Samuel B. Gedge , Institute for Justice, Arlington, Virginia, Wesley Hottot , Institute for Justice, Seattle, Washington, J. Lee McNeely , Cynthia A. Bedrick , Scott A. Milkey , McNeely Stephenson , Shelbyville, Indiana, David W. Stone IV , Stone Law Office & Legal Research, Anderson, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR AMICI CURIAE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, CATO INSTITUTE, DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE, FINES AND FEES JUSTICE CENTER, LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTION PARTNERSHIP, & R STREET INSTITUTE: Joshua S. Lipshutz , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington, D.C., Brian J. Paul , Andrew D. Dettmer , Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana, Thomas Q. Swanson , Daniel L. Chen , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, San Francisco, California.

ATTORNEY FOR AMICUS CURIAE FOUNDATION FOR MORAL LAW: Richard A. Greenwalt , Greenfield, Indiana.

ATTORNEY FOR AMICI CURIAE STATES OF UTAH, ARKANSAS, HAWAII, LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS: Kevin S. Smith , Special Assistant Utah Attorney General, Fishers, Indiana.


On Remand from the Supreme Court of the United States, No. 17-1091.

Civil forfeiture of property is a powerful law-enforcement tool. It can be punitive and profitable: punitive for those whose property is confiscated; and profitable for the government, which takes ownership...

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