Legal Opinion
In re the Seized Firearms Identification Card of Hand
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 18, 1997PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BATTEN, J.S.C.
In this weapon’s forfeiture application brought by the Office of the Prosecutor of Cape May County pursuant to provisions of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, specifically N.J.S.A. 2C:25-21d(3), the defendant Peter Hand (hereinafter “defendant”) moves for dismissal of the petition at the conclusion of the State’s case based upon (1) absence of specific statutory authority for seizure of authorization papers and (2) failure of the State to petition the court for forfeiture of the item seized within forty-five (45) days of seizure. Id. The object of the State’s petition is…
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- State v. VolpiniNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1996
- Rozmierski v. City of NewarkNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1956
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