Legal Opinion
DeSantis v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided January 19, 2005No. 141, September Term, 2003PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAKER, Judge.
The United States Attorney General has authorized the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to “adopt” seizures of property made by state or local authorities in the course of drug investigations, generally after the state or local authorities request the DEA to do so. See 21 U.S.C. § 873. After the DEA completes federal forfeiture proceedings on the property, the DEA is further authorized to distribute a large percentage of the proceeds from the forfeited property back to the state or local authority that requested federal adoption. See 21 U.S.C. § 881(e)(1)(A).
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2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Terry L. Madewell v. Mike Downs, Anthony P. Grootens, and John PrineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Dodge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- United States v. One 1986 Chevrolet Van, Etc., Edward H. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- Jeffrey M. Scarabin v. Drug Enforcement AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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