Legal Opinion
Patino v. One 2007 Chevrolet, VIN 1GNFC16017J255427, Texas License Plate 578VYH
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided September 26, 2012No. A11-0309PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIETZEN, Justice.
This case presents the question of whether a vehicle may be judicially forfeited under Minn.Stat. § 169A.63 (2010) when the vehicle’s driver is not convicted of the designated offense of second-degree driving while impaired. Respondent Laura Patino is the owner of the subject vehicle, which was operated by her boyfriend on April 24, 2010, when he was stopped, arrested for driving while impaired (DWI), and the vehicle was impounded. The boyfriend was charged with second-, third-, and fourth-degree DWI and driving after revocation, and the State sought forfeiture of…
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