Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. De Giammatteo
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1978PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
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Gordon M. Lipetz, J.
This proceeding is brought by the District Attorney of Suffolk County pursuant to section 477-a of the Tax Law, entitled "Seizure and sale of Vehicles”, for a judicial determination and judgment of forfeiture of an automobile on the ground that it had been used for transporting more than 100 unstamped packages of cigarettes.
The automobile is a 1975 gold Dodge Charger two-door sedan, vehicle identification number XS22K5R298046, registered in the name of respondent John De Giammatteo and bearing 1976 New York registration No. 212 BMM. The petition…
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- City of Buffalo v. BrooksNew York Supreme Court · 1956
- People v. RomerNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. RomerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1972
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3Cited by1 opinion
- O'Brien v. De GiammatteoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979