Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Flournoy v. Mangum
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 1976No. 12588PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLOHAN, Justice.
The State, by special action, seeks to set aside the ruling of the Superior Court of Coconino County dismissing forfeiture proceeding against an airplane alleged to have transported marijuana. We accepted jurisdiction to resolve the conflict in lower court decisions on the question of whether an airplane is a vehicle and subject to seizure pursuant to A.R.S. § 36-1041.
The statute in issue provides:
“The interest of the legal owner or owners of record of any vehicle used to transport unlawfully a narcotic drug, or in which a narcotic drug is unlawfully kept, deposited or…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McBoyle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Mendelsohn v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1953
- Arnold Const. Co., Inc. v. Arizona Board of RegentsArizona Supreme Court · 1973
- Di Guilio v. RiceAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1937
- United States v. One Pitcairn Biplane, Registration No. NC-5062District Court, W.D. New York · 1935
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Calvert v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaArizona Supreme Court · 1985
- Kriz v. Buckeye Petroleum Co., Inc.Arizona Supreme Court · 1985
- Lemons v. Superior Court of Gila CountyArizona Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. FendlerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980
- ARIZONA NEWSPAPERS ASS'N. v. Superior CourtArizona Supreme Court · 1985
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