1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Cal.App.4th
  4. 38 Cal.App.4th
  5. 38 Cal.App.4th 834 (1995)
 

PEOPLE v. $1,930 UNITED STATES CURRENCY

Docket No. B082486.

38 Cal.App.4th 834 (1995)

45 Cal. Rptr.2d 322

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. $1,930 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant; JOSE MARTINEZ TREJO, Claimant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Seven.

September 21, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gil Garcetti, District Attorney, Patrick D. Moran, Richard De La Sota and Dirk L. Hudson, Deputy District Attorneys, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Michael P. Judge, Public Defender, Albert J. Menaster and Kathy Quant, Deputy Public Defenders, for Claimant and Respondent.

OPINION

WOODS (Fred), J.

The People appeal from an order dismissing their action for civil forfeiture (in relation to controlled substances) on the basis that there was no current forfeiture law in effect. The People contend that there was a forfeiture law in effect at the time of the January 1994 dismissal. We agree and reverse with directions.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SYNOPSIS

I. Background to The Superior Court...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases