Timbs v. Indiana - Post-Argument SCOTUScast

On November 28, 2018, the Supreme Court heard argument in Timbs v. Indiana, a case involving the Eighth Amendment&rsquo;s excessive fines clause, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the concept of &ldquo;incorporation&rdquo; against the states.<br />In May 2013, Tyson Timbs was apprehended en route to a controlled drug purchase, having previously purchased about $400 worth of heroin from undercover police officers. He ultimately pled guilty to felony counts of drug dealing and conspiracy to commit theft, and was sentenced to six years of imprisonment (with five suspended to probation). Timbs also had to pay roughly $1,200 in police costs and related fees...