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Criminal Procedure
Guide to asset seizure and forfeiture
1 volume. Looseleaf. Updated by new edition.
This authoritative text from the Texas District and County Attorneys Association on asset seizure and forfeiture covers the history and construction of chapter 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Other topics covered include new rules of discovery, asset forfeiture pleadings, the four categories of prosecution, defenses against forfeiture, disposition without trial, sufficiency of evidence, and ethical considerations. The manual also includes forms in print and on a CD.