Legal Opinion
Becker v. State
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided March 2, 2001No. 111, Sept. Term, 1999PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELDRIDGE, Judge.
Maryland Code (1974, 1996 Repl.Vol., 2000 Supp.), § 14-120 of the Real Property Article authorizes a state’s attorney, a county attorney, an affected community association, or a municipality to bring an action in the District Court of Maryland for abatement of a nuisance against a property owner or occupant when real property is used in connection with illegal drug activity. Pursuant to such an action for abatement, the petitioner in this case was ordered to destroy his property. We issued a writ of certiorari to decide whether § 14-120 authorized the court order requiring the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Curran v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
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