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STATE v. ONE 1966 PONTIAC AUTO., ETC.

No. 12393.

270 N.W.2d 362 (1978)

STATE of South Dakota, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ONE 1966 PONTIAC AUTOMOBILE VIN 252376X159267, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided September 28, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven L. Zinter, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for plaintiff and respondent; William J. Janklow, Atty. Gen., Pierre, on brief.

Robert J. Burns of Burns & Hagen, Sioux Falls, for defendant and appellant; Thomas J. Johnson, Sioux Falls, on brief.

PER CURIAM.

This action arose as the result of the forfeiture of an automobile which purportedly contained a controlled substance. A default judgment was rendered against the automobile by the trial court and the trial court denied appellant's motion made some thirteen months later to set aside the default judgment. We affirm.

On October 23, 1975, the state of South Dakota commenced a forfeiture proceeding pursuant to SDCL 39-17-129(4)1<...

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