State v. Natalcolon

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BROCK, C.J.

The defendant, Gilberto Natalcolon, appeals the denial by the Superior Court (Smukler, J.) of his motion to dismiss his indictment for conspiracy to sell cocaine, RSA 629:3 (1986). He argues that double jeopardy bars a prosecution on this indictment following the forfeiture of his property pursuant to RSA 318-B:17(b) (1995). We affirm.

On November 8,1993, while executing a search of the defendant’s residence, police officers seized a wallet containing $1,300. Included in this amount were three fifty-dollar bills that the police had used in prior drug purchases. The…