Asset Forfeitures
Re “Court Widens Power to Seize Criminals’ Assets,” Nov. 8: The Supreme Court allowed a convicted drug dealer to forfeit $400,000 in personal assets, in return for which his sentence was reduced from 50 years to 20. Observers cited in the article criticized the court’s decision only because it may motivate prosecutors to seek larger forfeitures.
Doesn’t anyone see anything wrong with a policy that allows convicts to buy time off their sentences?
STEPHEN A. MILLER
San Diego
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