PLUMMER v. COMMONWEALTH


207 S.E.2d 861 (1974)

Conrad PLUMMER and Gertrude Plummer v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

August 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Guthrie Gordon, III, Charlottesville (Charles Henry Gordon, Hampton, on brief), for plaintiffs in error.

Gilbert W. Haith, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Andrew P. Miller, Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before SNEAD, C. J., and I'ANSON, CARRICO, HARRISON, COCHRAN, HARMAN and POFF, JJ.


HARRISON, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the Commonwealth has the right to demand forfeiture of the sum of $19,841.66 on the ground that the money was used by Conrad Plummer and Gertrude Plummer in connection with their operation of a lottery. The lower court convicted the Plummers of operating a lottery and denied their motions to return the money which appellants allege was improperly seized. Appellants appealed.

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