Legal Opinion
Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. Ferris
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1991PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
In this civil proceeding, petitioner New York City Property Clerk seeks a declaration that respondent’s 1983 Mitsubishi automobile, seized following his arrest for drug possession, should be forfeited. The courts below determined that the vehicle was subject to forfeiture under the New York City Administrative Code because it was used "in aid or in furtherance of crime” (Administrative Code of City of New York § 14-140 [e] [1]). They dismissed the petition in the interests of justice, however, believing release of the vehicle was part of the bargain leading to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. HurlstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. ConcaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- Property Clerk v. BatistaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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3Cited by24 opinions
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