Legal Opinion
State v. Nunez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1999No. 23,796, 23,860PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANCHINI, Justice.
{1} This case concerns five consolidated appeals in which each of the defendants faced criminal charges for the possession or sale of drugs, and were also subject to the civil forfeiture of property, such as vehicles and currency, that was allegedly associated with the crime. These appeals each raise the same issue: whether civil forfeiture under the Controlled Substances Act, NMSA 1978, §§ 30-31-1 to -41 (1972, as amended through 1997), is punishment and is limited by the protections against double jeopardy guaranteed by the New Mexico Constitution, N.M. Const, art.…
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