Legal Opinion
In Re Property Seized From Sopoci
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 17, 1991No. 89-1951PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Richard Sopoci, the owner of a 1989 Sylvan Barritz boat and the EZ Loader boat trailer on which it was housed, appeals from an order approving the State’s forfeiture of this property pursuant to Iowa Code section 809.1(2)(c) (1989). He challenges the court’s failure to hold a hearing on the proposed forfeiture within the thirty-day period following his notice of ownership as specified in Iowa Code section 809.-10(2). Upon considering the arguments presented, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
On August 17, 1989, the State seized and sought to forfeit Sopoci’s boat…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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