MATTER OF HERRERA

No. 16-0440.

912 N.W.2d 454 (2018)

In the MATTER OF Property Seized From Jean Carlos HERRERA and Fernando Rodriguez, Jean Carlos Herrera and Fernando Rodriguez, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed May 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Stowers of Stowers & Sarcone PLC, West Des Moines, for appellants.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Bridget A. Chambers , Assistant Attorney General, Matt Wilber , County Attorney, and Shelly Sudmann , Assistant County Attorney, for appellee.


This appeal from civil forfeiture proceedings presents several issues: (1) whether invoking the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination excuses compliance with statutory pleading requirements for establishing ownership in cash seized by the State, including identifying the source of the funds, (2) whether the district...

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