Denver man found innocent; still required to pay thousands in impound fees

[harvey007]

Source: Denver Fox 31

DENVER -- Robin McAnally was arrested in a reverse "john" sting and accused of soliciting for prostitution. From the beginning, he insisted it wasn’t true.

A Denver jury believed him and took just ten minutes to find him not guilty.

McAnally says that was bad enough, but the City of Denver seized his work truck and impounded it, under the city’s nuisance abatement ordinance.
The City of Denver will not release it unless he pays more than $5,000 in impound and other fees.

“I’m not understanding any of this,” he said. “I go all the way and spend money for a lawyer and then I get found not guilty by a jury and they’re still telling me you’re going to have to come up with more money because we’re not going to give your truck back to you.”

Read more: http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-denver-man-found-innocent-stil-120810,0,5394794.story

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

1. sounds like denial of due process

to me

[GodlessBiker]

2. This sucks, but our fucked up judicial system often sees the criminal proceeding...

As one requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt while this kind of seizure as a civil proceeding requiring proof by a preponderance of the evidence.

[Uben]

3. Sounds more like a civil suit against the city!

Hit em for a couple hundred thou and maybe they'll change their tone.

[avaistheone1]

4. I hope reason will prevail

and this man gets his truck back without those ridiculous charges.

[Arctic Dave]

5. The judicial system is nothing more then a money making scam for the state.

They don't give a shit if you are innocent or guilty of anything, they just want you to pay, pay, pay.

[bemildred]

7. Pretty much. The best justice money can buy. nt

[pattmarty]

8. How true that is. For "proof" go into any larger county courthouse...........

..........anywhere in the country during the week and see how crowded they are. I went with my son a couple years back to the Kane county courthouse (Kane county covers Aurora and most of Elgin among other smaller towns) and it looked like fucking Disneyworld in May. Crowds you wouldn't believe and most of the people not in suits (lawyers) were brown, black and obviously poor white. It's a game they play on the poor, called stopping them if they are of color or driving a shitty car. Then some are amazed that we have the largest prison population in the fucking world. It is getting more and more like the old Soviet Union. Oh, and watch what you say on your phones, cell and landline. Hey, I was just as big a "sucker" as anyone else on this board too as I voted for "hope & change" also.

[Turbineguy]

6. It's a legal system,

not a justice system.

The trick is to stay out of the meat grinder.

[Dappleganger]

9. I see a brand-new truck in this man's future.