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LAASE v. 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE

No. A07-2023.

776 N.W.2d 431 (2009)

David Lee LAASE, Respondent, v. 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

December 17, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Edblad, Isanti County Attorney, Shila A. Walek Hooper, Assistant Isanti County Attorney, Cambridge, MN, for appellant.

Brian Karalus, Princeton, MN, for respondent.

OPINION

GILDEA, Justice.

In this case we are asked to determine whether the innocent owner defense found in the vehicle forfeiture statute, Minn.Stat. § 169A.63 (2008), is available to a joint owner of the forfeited vehicle. The district court concluded that the defense was available to the vehicle's joint owner who did not have actual or constructive knowledge of the other owner's unlawful use. Based on the defense, the court held that the vehicle...

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