Legal Opinion
Ferreira v. Superior Court
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided April 30, 1996No. 1 CA-SA 95-0241PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.
Petitioner Carmen Ferreira (Ferreira) seeks special action review of a superior court order denying her motion to dismiss a criminal action against her based on double jeopardy grounds. The issue presented is whether a criminal prosecution following an administrative forfeiture of unclaimed property offends the double jeopardy clause. We hold that it does not and, in accordance with our previous order accepting jurisdiction and denying relief, issue the following opinion.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Between July 24,1992, and August 4,1992, Ferreira and two…
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