Legal Opinion
State v. Five Thousand Five Hundred & 00/100 Dollars ($5,500.00) in U.S. Currency
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided September 19, 1991No. 1 CA-CV 89-588PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROOKS, Presiding Judge.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether a person must file a claim assert*157ing an ownership interest in property in order to challenge the state’s action seeking to forfeit that property under A.R.S. section 13-4311. We answer in the affirmative and affirm the judgment of the trial court.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On June 13, 1989, the state filed a complaint seeking the forfeiture of $5,500.00 in U.S. currency and one revolver (collectively, “the property”). The complaint alleged that on May 8, 1989, officers of the Mesa Police Department arrested…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Norcor of America v. Southern Arizona International Livestock Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1979
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- Paros v. Hoemako HospitalCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1984
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3Cited by8 opinions
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