Hall v. State

Pope, Presiding Judge.

Suspecting Rodriquez Hall of drug activity, an Augusta police officer stopped him to ask questions. Hall voluntarily pulled from his pocket a bundle of cash totaling $3,800, which he told the officer he had earned “gambling in Hyde Park, throwing dice.” Pursuant to OCGA § 16-12-32, the officer seized the money as contraband derived from gambling but did not charge Hall with any offense. After a bench trial, the trial court declared the money forfeited. Hall appeals, arguing that the evidence is insufficient to support the forfeiture because his “confession” to the source…