Legal Opinion
State v. Philogene
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 23, 2018No. Docket: And-18-17PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
*791[¶ 1] Jerry Philogene appeals from a judgment entered by the Superior Court (Androscoggin County, Horton, J. ) denying his motion to set aside a default and for relief from a judgment. See M.R. Civ. P. 55(c), 60(b). The default judgment extinguished Philogene's property rights, as a party-in-interest, to $16,545 in cash seized as part of a civil asset forfeiture proceeding, see 15 M.R.S. §§ 5821 - 5822 (2017),1 initiated following a motor vehicle stop and the filing of criminal charges related to Philogene's operation of a motor vehicle.
[¶ 2] Philogene contends, among other arguments, that…
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