Legal Opinion
United States v. One 1972 Chevrolet Nova, Vehicle I. D. No. 1x27d2w125901
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 3, 1977No. 77-1039PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The United States here appeals from an order dismissing its action to have a 1972 Chevrolet Nova forfeited for having been used to transport 350 grams of hashish. The district court denied the government’s claim because it believed that the government’s failure to procure a warrant before seizing the automobile precluded the forfeiture. We reverse.
The basic facts are not disputed. On October 5, 1972, a United States Customs Opener Verifer in New York discovered what he thought was hashish in a parcel which had been sent from Belgium to Gary Perkins, 11 Elmview Terrace,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Cardwell v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Borden Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by18 opinions
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