Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1971 BMW 4-Door Sedan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 3, 1981No. 79-3310PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Eddinger appeals from the district court judgment and decree of forfeiture to the United States of a 1971 BMW sedan used to facilitate the sale of a controlled substance. He challenges the forfeiture on four grounds: (1) that he was entitled under the Constitution to a probable cause hearing within 72 hours of the government’s seizure of his automobile; (2) that the two and one-half month lapse of time between the seizure and initiation of in rem judicial forfeiture proceedings deprived him of his constitutional rights; (3) that he was given inadequate notice of…
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- Robinson v. HanrahanSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Richard Stypmann v. The City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by37 opinions
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