Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Conklin v. United States

Conklin v. United States, 454 U.S. 1142 (1982)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1982-01-11
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • finding no acquittal where the termination of the trial was due to failure "to prove an element which is more procedural than substantive, namely, venue"
  • an intrusion into a protected area is justified only if there is probable cause to arrest and exigent circumstances
  • “To contest a forfeiture, one must have an ownership interest in the res.”
  • possession of bare legal title, plane registration, was insufficient to prove ownership
  • possession of bare legal title may be insufficient to establish ownership

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C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.