Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Woods v. Sigman
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided February 15, 1996No. 1 CA-CV 94-0261PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EHRLICH, Judge.
Two important issues in the field of forfeiture law are raised in this appeal: The first concerns jurisdiction over a forfeiture appeal when the res has been released from the actual or constructive custody of the court. The second involves the breadth of the statutory provisions regarding the forfeitability of property used or intended to be used in the facilitation of a drug offense. We conclude that this court maintains jurisdiction over the appeal despite the release of the properties to the claimant. In so holding, we depart from the previous opinion of this court…
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