Legal Opinion
State v. Davis
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 17, 2008No. A08A0609PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Presiding Judge.
The state filed a complaint pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-49 seeking forfeiture of six motor vehicles allegedly discovered in close proximity to marijuana. Three of the vehicles went unclaimed and were forfeited, but Veronica Davis filed an answer claiming a 1986 Mercedes Benz and a 1996 Cadillac, and Gary Martin filed an answer claiming a 1997 Freightliner. After a bench trial, the court ordered that the Cadillac be forfeited, but that the Mercedes Benz not be forfeited because Davis is an innocent owner of it and that the Freightliner not be forfeited because Martin is…
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