Legal Opinion
Property Clerk, New York City Police Department v. Small
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1992PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*674OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
Law enforcement officials have moved toward increased reliance on civil forfeiture statutes to aid "the war on crime.” The forfeiture concept is justified on many different bases but, in the minds of most of those involved with law enforcement, the main advantage of forfeitures is that they make criminal offenses financially expensive so as to deter those who would engage in similar activity (see, e.g., Cuomo, Asset Forfeitures Bill Framed for Drug War, NYLJ, Jan. 17, 1990, at 39, col 5). Numerous forfeiture laws have been passed recently that are…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- City of Worthington Police Department v. One 1988 Chevrolet Berreta, Maroon in Color, Bearing License 520 CLF, & Bearing VIN 1G1LV1412JE6227125Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1994
- District Attorney v. IadarolaNew York Supreme Court · 1995
- Grinberg v. SafirNew York Supreme Court · 1999
- MacKey v. PROPERTY CLERK OF NY CITY POLICE DEPT.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
- Mackey v. Property ClerkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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