United States v. One 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV v. I. N. 6y89a852019 and Joan Jackson

This is an appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 1 forfeiting a 1976 model Lincoln Continental Mark IV automobile that had been used in the transportation of cocaine in violation of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention & Control Act of 1970, 21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq. Forfeiture of the vehicle was authorized by § 511(d) of the Act, 21 U.S.C. § 881(d). The proceeding instituted by the government was opposed by Joan Jackson, the record owner of the vehicle.

The claimant contended that the search of the car and the seizure of the small quantity…