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A 1983 VOLKSWAGEN v. COUNTY OF WASHOE

No. 15729.

699 P.2d 108 (1985)

A 1983 VOLKSWAGEN, ID. NO. IVWCO179V63656, LICENSE NO. 2AAB574 (CA), Its Tools and Appurtenances, Appellant, v. The COUNTY OF WASHOE, State of Nevada, ex rel. WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONSOLIDATED NARCOTICS UNIT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

May 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Alian and Robert Bruce Lindsay, Reno, for appellant.

Brian McKay, Atty. Gen., Carson City; Mills Lane, Dist. Atty., and Richard A. Gammick, Deputy Dist. Atty., Washoe County, Reno, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

This is an appeal from the district court's order authorizing forfeiture of a vehicle used in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Appellant argues, and we agree, that the state must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt before an order of forfeiture may issue. In applying the exclusionary rule to forfeiture proceedings we have implicitly recognized the quasi-criminal nature of forfeiture actions. See One 1958 Plymouth...

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