Law Enforcement Lobby Deploys Heavy-Handed Scare Tactics; Senator Mitchell’s Bill, SB 443, Would Have Required Conviction Before Forfeiture
SACRAMENTO, CA —(ENEWSPF)—September 10, 2015. Civil asset forfeiture reform legislation authored by Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles) and David Hadley (R-Torrance) failed to pass the Assembly Floor today after extraordinary efforts by law enforcement to defeat it, including personal calls to legislators’ cell phones and other scare tactics. Despite bipartisan support and nearly unanimous votes at every…
