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LEE v. COM.

Record No. 961029.

482 S.E.2d 802 (1997)

253 Va. 222

Herbert LEE, et al. v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

February 28, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Hargett, Richmond (Gary R. Hershner; Morrissey, Hershner & Jacobs, on brief), for appellants.

Eugene Murphy, Asst.Atty.Gen. (James S. Gilmore, III, Atty.Gen., on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, LACY, HASSELL, KEENAN and KOONTZ, JJ., and POFF, Senior Justice.

HASSELL, Justice.

In this appeal of a civil action for forfeiture initiated pursuant to Code § 18.2-249, we consider whether there is a "substantial connection" between the forfeited items and illegal drug activity.

The Commonwealth initiated this proceeding by filing an information for forfeiture against Herbert Lee, Pamela Denise Montague, $2,881 in United States currency, and a 1987 Nissan Pathfinder. The Commonwealth alleged that the currency and...

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