Bunn v. State

Pro se appellant, Tommy Bunn, contests the judgment of the trial court ordering the forfeiture and condemnation of one nine-millimeter Beretta automatic pistol.

The following facts are undisputed: Tal-ladega County sheriffs deputies seized the pistol during an altercation with Bunn while serving him with an arrest warrant. As a result of Bunn’s actions during the arrest, he was charged with attempted murder. He ultimately pled guilty to a charge of attempted assault in the second degree. Bunn’s conviction was later upheld by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals.

The State filed a complaint in…