Conklin v. United States

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