Legal Opinion
In re 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier VIN 1G1JF14T7R7112126 New Hampshire Registration AWT291
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided March 26, 1998No. 96-460PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, J.
The Superior Court {Gray, J.) dismissed the State’s petition for forfeiture, see RSA 318-B:17-b (1995) (amended 1995), on double jeopardy grounds pursuant to the State and Federal Constitutions. The State appeals, arguing that statutory in rem forfeiture constitutes neither punishment nor a sanction for the same offense for purposes of double jeopardy. We reverse and remand.
On February 21, 1995, the police seized approximately 430 grams of marijuana and .87 grams of hashish in Richard Falardeau’s 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier, VIN 1G1JF14T7R7112126, New Hampshire registration AWT291. Falardeau pled…
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