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BLANCHE v. 1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

No. C4-97-2259.

599 N.W.2d 161 (1999)

James BLANCHE, et al., Appellants, v. 1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (VIN: 162WJ12M95F268403), Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 9, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard S. Carp, Howard L. Bolter, Borkon, Ramstead, Mariani & Letourneau, Ltd., Minneapolis, for appellants.

Susan Gaertner, Ramsey County Attorney, Kathryn M. Eilers, Assistant Ramsey County Attorney, Patrick R. Rohland, Certified Student Attorney, St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

OPINION

BLATZ, Chief Justice.

On April 10, 1996, police stopped the respondent vehicle, a 19951 Pontiac Grand Prix. A small plastic bag containing nine rocks of crack cocaine was found on the pavement next to the vehicle, leading police to believe the vehicle contained the drugs when it was stopped. The vehicle was seized under the administrative forfeiture statute, Minn.Stat. § 609.5314 (1998), which provides for the forfeiture...

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