This post discusses the statutory procedures and the case law with regards to the adjudication of the rights of third parties in property that a defendant has been ordered to forfeit in a criminal case. Quite a few parties worry the trial encounter and the harsh consequences that may well flow from it. Other people may really feel frustrated or overwhelmed by the complexities of the criminal justice method. If, for instance, the case is known as John Jones vs. the Zero Business, or John Jones vs. Susan Smith, then John Jones is the plaintiff and the Zero Business, or Susan Smith, is the defendant. The mediator then performs the final internal screening to finally establish if a case is proper for mediation.

We, taking all these elements into consideration cumulatively, are of the opinion that the compromise amongst the parties be accepted and the criminal proceedings arising out of … Read the rest >>>