Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Department of Public Safety v. One 1986 Peterbilt Tractor
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1997No. 16829PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FLORES, Judge.
1. Jose Trujillo, Jr. (Trujillo) appeals from a judgment of the district court finding that a Cummings truck engine (Engine) bearing an altered vehicle identification number was contraband and subject to forfeiture by the New Mexico State Police. Four issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-507 (Repl. Pamp.1994) is a forfeiture statute to be narrowly construed against the State; (2) whether the words “true owner” in Section 66-3-507(C)(3) can be equated with the “chain of title owner” described in Section 66-3-507(B); (3) whether the district…
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