Legal Opinion
In Re Forfeiture of $180,975
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 3, 2007No. Docket 127983PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
In this case we consider the proper application of the exclusionary rule in a civil forfeiture proceeding in which the property subject to forfeiture has been illegally seized. We further consider whether In re Forfeiture of United States Currency, 166 Mich App 81; 420 NW2d 131 (1988), was correctly decided. In *447deciding these questions, we first hold that under Immigration & Naturalization Service v Lopez-Mendoza, 468 US 1032; 104 S Ct 3479; 82 L Ed 2d 778 (1984), illegally seized property is not immune from forfeiture. We also agree with the holding in United States v $639,558, 293 US App DC…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. JanisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. CrewsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-MendozaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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