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SHORT v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 6329.

300 A.2d 450 (1973)

Elroy Alfred SHORT, $5,256.30 In United States Currency, etc., Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 6, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Borders, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Leo N. Gorman, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom C. Francis Murphy, Corp. Counsel, and Richard W. Barton, Asst. Corp. Counsel, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and KELLY and YEAGLEY, Associate Judges.

YEAGLEY, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment in a libel information finding that the seized money ($5,256.30) had been used for illegal purposes and ordering the forfeiture and condemnation of the money pursuant to D. C.Code 1967, § 22-1505 (Supp. V, 1972).

The trial court heard evidence that the appellant had been under surveillance by the Vice Squad of the Metropolitan Police Department for his alleged connection and involvement with...

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