| 4.__Trial against property. Trial against property charged |
by indictment or information may be by jury and must be held |
in a single proceeding together with the trial of the related |
criminal violation.__Forfeiture of the property must be proved |
by the State by a preponderance of the evidence.__The court, |
in its discretion, may allow any defendant with an interest in |
property indicted pursuant to this section to waive the right |
to trial by jury as against the property while preserving the |
right to trial by jury of any crime alleged.__At trial by |
jury, the court, upon motion of a defendant or the State, may |
separate the trial of the matter against the defendant from |
the trial of the matter against the property subject to |
criminal forfeiture.__If the court bifurcates the jury trial, |
the court shall first instruct and submit to the jury the |
issue of the guilt or innocence of defendants to be determined |
by proof beyond a reasonable doubt and shall restrict argument |
of counsel to those issues.__After a verdict upon the guilt or |
innocence of all defendants, the court shall instruct and |
submit to the jury the issue of the forfeiture of the property |
to be determined by proof by a preponderance of the evidence |
and the court shall restrict argument to those issues.__A |
special verdict must be returned as to the extent of the |
interest in property subject to forfeiture, if any. |