Legal Opinion
Spencer v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1992No. 91-CV-338PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
The District of Columbia filed a libel in rem against certain money and property seized by the police when they executed a series of search and arrest warrants, seeking a forfeiture of that money and property under D.C.Code § 22-1505(c) (1989). The warrants, which resulted from a police investigation of a large-scale gambling operation, were executed at three different locations, including appellants’ home. Appellants Abram and Billie Spencer, claimants of some of the money and of an automobile (a 1981 Lincoln four-door sedan), sought the return of those items and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. Premises Known as 3639-2nd St., N.E.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- German v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
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