United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms

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• ruling that double jeopardy does not bar civil forfeiture proceeding following acquittal on related criminal charges
• holding that forfeiture proceeding was not barred by the double jeopardy clause because it was not intended as punishment
• holding that defendant’s acquittal on criminal charges “does not estop the government from proving in a civil proceeding that the firearms should be forfeited pursuant to § 924(d
• holding that double jeopardy clause did not apply to forfeiture proceeding before the Court
• noting that in rem jurisdiction traditionally has been \dependent upon seizure of a physical object\
• finding that “only the clearest proof that the purpose and effect ... are punitive will suffice” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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