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WARD v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 84-443.

494 A.2d 666 (1985)

Lee WARD, Appellant, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided June 26, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Slattery, Jr., Grand Rapids, Mich., for appellant.

Karen J. Krueger, Asst. Corp. Counsel, with whom Inez Smith Reid, Corp. Counsel, John H. Suda, Principal Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before PRYOR, Chief Judge, and MACK and NEWMAN, Associate Judges.

PRYOR, Chief Judge:

In this civil forfeiture action, the Superior Court ordered $20,477.19 seized from appellant Lee Ward forfeited to the District of Columbia, see D.C.Code § 22-1505(c) (1981), after finding that the money was "used, or to be used, in violation of local gambling laws." See id. § 22-1501. On appeal, Ward's sole claim is that the action for forfeiture of his property is time-barred because not commenced within the one-year limitations...

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