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STATE v. ONE 1986 PETERBILT TRACTOR

No. 16829.

940 P.2d 1182 (1997)

123 N.M. 387

1997-NMCA-050

STATE of New Mexico ex rel. The DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE POLICE DIVISION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. In re ONE 1986 PETERBILT TRACTOR, BLACK IN COLOR, WITH AN ALTERED VIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Denied May 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Udall, Attorney General, Albert Roland Fugere, Deputy Chief Counsel, Special Assistant Attorney General, Department of Public Safety, Santa Fe, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

James A. Burke, Santa Fe, for Defendant-Appellant.

OPINION

FLORES, Judge.

1. Jose Trujillo, Jr. (Trujillo) appeals from a judgment of the district court finding that a Cummings truck engine (Engine) bearing an altered vehicle identification number was contraband and subject to forfeiture by the New Mexico State Police. Four issues are raised on appeal: (1) whether NMSA 1978, Section 66-3-507 (Repl.Pamp.1994) is a forfeiture statute to be narrowly construed against the State; (2)

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