When a State Seizes Property during a Criminal Investigation, Due Process Requires Notice That the Property Was Seized, but Does Not Require Detailed Notice of Post-Seizure Remedies: City of Weat Covina v. Perkins

Authors

Emily L. Dimperio

Abstract

The Supreme Court of the United States held that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires a state or its local entities to provide notice that property was seized during a criminal investigation, but does not require a state to provide specific instructions or advice to owners who seek the return of property that was lawfully seized but no longer needed for police investigation or criminal prosecution.

City of West Covina v. Perkins, 119 S. Ct. 678 (1999).

First Page

139

Recommended Citation

Emily L. Dimperio, When a State Seizes Property during a Criminal Investigation, Due Process Requires Notice That the Property Was Seized, but Does Not Require Detailed Notice of Post-Seizure Remedies: City of Weat Covina v. Perkins, 38 Duq. L. Rev. 139 (1999).
Available at: https://dsc.duq.edu/dlr/vol38/iss1/10