Motion for return of seized property and suppression of evidence. A motion for the return of seized property and the suppression of evidence may be in substantially the following form:
Defendant (naming defendant) hereby moves this court to direct that certain property of which he is the owner, a schedule of which is annexed hereto, and which on (stating date and time), at (describing the place), was unlawfully seized and taken from him by a peace officer of the State of Nevada (name and designation of peace officer, or, if so, state “whose true name is unknown to the petitioner”), be returned to him and that it be suppressed as evidence against him in any criminal proceeding.
The petitioner further states that the property was seized against his will and without a search warrant (or other reason why the warrant is defective or illegal).
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(Attorney for Petitioner)
Last modified: February 25, 2006