Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. ONE 1977 CADILLAC ELDORADO AUTOMOBILE
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 16, 1980PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
We affirm a judgment of forfeiture of the defendánt automobile entered in the Superior Court in the county of Suffolk, and refer to the discussion in Commonwealth v. One 1976 Cadillac DeVille Auto., ante 411 (1980), a similar case decided this day.
Members of the drug control unit of the Revere police department seized the defendant automobile on March 24, 1978, in connection with arrests for drug offenses. Complaint for forfeiture of the vehicle under G. L. c. 94C, § 47, with accompanying affidavits, was filed by the Commonwealth in Superior Court on June 23, 1978, and a preliminary order…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. One 1973 Buick Riviera Automobile, Vin 4y87u3h548756, James T. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. One 1973 Dodge Van, VIN B21AE3X095937, Bearing 1973 Michigan License 4037 EUDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1976
- Mosley v. State Ex Rel. Broward Cty.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- State v. A 1971 DatsunNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1976
- STATE EX REL. CITY OF FORT LAUDERDALE v. FranzerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
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