Supreme Court of Arkansas· 3/11/1985
Limon v. State
Citations
- 685 S.W.2d 515
- 285 Ark. 166
- 1985 Ark. LEXIS 1859
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding money found on shelf in bathroom and in kitchen drawer was in close proximity to drugs in bathroom and drug paraphernalia on kitchen table
- holding money found on shelf in bathroom and in kitchen drawer was in close proximity to drugs in bathroom and drug paraphernalia on kitchen table
- holding that “in close proximity” in the Arkansas forfeiture statute means “very near” and concluding that cash found in plastic bags in different rooms of a house were close enough to drugs and drug paraphernalia to be presumed subject to forfeiture
- construing statute which provides that money found in close proximity to forfeitable articles is presumed to be forfeited
- finding “close proximity” means “very near” and should therefore be determined on a case by case basis
- The meaning of close proximity is to be made on a case-by-case basis and is not subject to “rigid rules”
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Judges: George Rose Smith
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Jones v. STATE EX REL. MISSISSIPPI DPSMississippi Supreme Court· 1991-12-18· cited 59×
- Commonwealth v. HansonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-12-27· cited 50×
- Caudill v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals· 1993-05-12· cited 24×
- State Ex Rel. Cook v. SaynesSupreme Court of Missouri· 1986-07-15· cited 21×
- Neely v. State Ex Rel. Tate CountyMississippi Supreme Court· 1993-12-09· cited 17×
- $15,956 in U.S. Currency v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 2006-04-06· cited 17×
- People v. LOT 23Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-04-13· cited 13×
- Sims v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1996-10-21· cited 10×
- Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1992-05-18· cited 9×
- City of Meridian v. HodgeMississippi Supreme Court· 1994-02-24· cited 8×
- People v. $111,900 United States CurrencyAppellate Court of Illinois· 2006-06-12· cited 8×
- Kaiser v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1988-03-23· cited 6×
- Reddin v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1985-09-11· cited 5×
- Burnett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1995-12-20· cited 5×
- Gowdy v. GibsonSupreme Court of South Carolina· 2011-01-31· cited 4×
- Gallia v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1985-10-14· cited 4×
- Four Thousand Eight Hundred One Dollars v. Lafayette County Metro Narcotics UnitCourt of Appeals of Mississippi· 2009-12-01· cited 3×
- Davison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1992-05-13· cited 3×
- Commonwealth v. $2,275 U.S. CurrencyDauphin County Court of Common Pleas· 1989-12-07
- Kandur v. StateCourt of Appeals of Arkansas· 1987-04-01
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Bozman v. Office of Fin., Balto. Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-08-12· cited 26×
- Kirkland v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1904-01-30· cited 24×
- Bozman v. OFFICE OF FIN., BALTO. CTY.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1982-06-03· cited 21×
- Morley v. Fifty Cases of WhiskeySupreme Court of Arkansas· 1950-01-30· cited 5×
- Leach v. Cook, Commissioner of RevenuesSupreme Court of Arkansas· 1947-05-26· cited 4×
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