People v. Broad

THE COURT.

A petition for hearing after a per curiam opinion by the District Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division One, was granted in this case in order to give further consideration to the contention of respondent that notice to the owner and a judicial hearing are not necessary to constitute a valid forfeiture where the forfeiture is decreed by statute, as distinguished from a common-law or judicial forfeiture. After a further consideration of this point we are of the opinion that the distinction claimed does not exist. As set forth in the opinion of the District Court of…