Legal Opinion
United States v. Wilkinson
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided August 27, 1984No. 82SA472PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVIRA, Justice.
The following question of law was certified to this court by the United States District Court for the District of Colorado in accordance with C.A.R. 21.1:
What is the nature and extent of the property interest, if any, retained by a person subsequent to the seizure of his property pursuant to § 16-13-303, C.R.S. 1973, as effective on June 13, 1980, but prior to a judicial determination pursuant to § 16-13-309 et seq., C.R.S.1973?
We hold that a person is divested of all rights and interests in property upon its seizure under the Colorado Abatement of Public Nuisance statute…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Aquilino v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. StowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Joy v. St. LouisSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Henderson's Distilled SpiritsSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- United States v. Currency Totalling $48,318.08, Philip A. Demassa, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- State Personnel Board v. LloydSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
- Colorado Civil Rights Commission Ex Rel. Ramos v. Regents of the University of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1988
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