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Timbs v Indiana

586 U.S. 146 (2019)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Eighth Amendment; excessive fines clause incorporated against states; $42,000 SUV forfeiture for $225 heroin sale

Area of Law

criminal

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