Legal Opinion
State v. One Certain 1982 Honda Automobile
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 22, 1984No. 83-1484PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
This appeal challenges an order of forfeiture of an automobile under Iowa Code sections 204.505(8) and 127.9 (1983). The appellant contends that the district court applied an incorrect legal standard in requiring the vehicle to be forfeited. We agree with this contention and find that the State’s evidence is inadequate to support a remedy of forfeiture under a correct legal standard.
The owner and three occupants of a 1982 Honda automobile were found by law enforcement officers standing near that automobile alongside a gravel road in rural Dallas County. A large plastic bag con*91t…
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