Legal Opinion
Morgan v. 2000 Volkswagen, License No. 279, Vin 3VWRA29M2YM125643
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided August 12, 2008No. A07-1922PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STONEBURNER, Judge.
Appellant, an enrolled member of an Indian tribe, challenges forfeiture of his vehicle, asserting that the State of Minnesota does not have jurisdiction to enforce its vehicle-forfeiture statute against the vehicle he used in committing a designated offense on his tribe’s reservation.
FACTS
Appellant Fred Morgan, Jr., an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, was charged with a “designated offense,” 1 triggering forfeiture of respondent 2000 Volkswagen, License No. 279, VIN # 3VWRA29M2YM125643, owned by Morgan and used in the commission of the offense. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Washington v. Confederated Tribes of the Colville Indian ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Moe v. Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead ReservationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- California v. Cabazon Band of Mission IndiansSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Boutin v. LaFleurSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- State v. StoneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State v. RoyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2009