Will SCOTUS Finally Put the Breaks on Insane Government Seizures?
Pilot's $95k plane was seized over a six-pack of BEER... now the Supreme Court will decide if Alaska went too far.
A veteran Alaska bush pilot who has spent more than a decade battling to stop the state from confiscating his prized airplane over a passenger’s six-pack of beer is finally getting his day before the US Supreme Court.
Kenneth Jouppi, now in his 80s, has been locked in a legal battle following a 2012 flight to Beaver, one of Alaska’s remote 'dry' villages, where he was convicted on a misdemeanor alcohol transportation charge.
While the offense resulted in a short jail sentence and a modest fine, state authorities sought to seize his 1969 Cessna aircraft – worth just under $100,000 – arguing it had been used to facilitate the crime.
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https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15993825/Pilots-95k-plane-seized-six-pack-BEER-Supreme-Court-decide-Alaska-went-far.html
A veteran Alaska bush pilot who has spent more than a decade battling to stop the state from confiscating his prized airplane over a passenger’s six-pack of beer is finally getting his day before the US Supreme Court.
Kenneth Jouppi, now in his 80s, has been locked in a legal battle following a 2012 flight to Beaver, one of Alaska’s remote 'dry' villages, where he was convicted on a misdemeanor alcohol transportation charge.
While the offense resulted in a short jail sentence and a modest fine, state authorities sought to seize his 1969 Cessna aircraft – worth just under $100,000 – arguing it had been used to facilitate the crime.
More...
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15993825/Pilots-95k-plane-seized-six-pack-BEER-Supreme-Court-decide-Alaska-went-far.html
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