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Allen v. State

Citations

  • 91 Md. App. 775
  • 605 A.2d 994
  • 1992 Md. App. LEXIS 102

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  • Whether a particular statutorily defined penalty is civil or criminal is a matter of statutory construction.
  • forfeiture proceeding is a civil action and when brought prior or subsequent to criminal proceeding does not involve the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment or the Maryland common law double jeopardy prohibition

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Judges: Cathell

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