Legal Opinion

One 1970 Mercury Cougar, VIN 0F9111545940 v. Tunica County

Court of Appeals of Mississippi

Decided September 11, 2012No. 2010-CA-02039-COAPublished

1Opinion of the Court

LEE, C.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In conjunction with Willie Hampton’s arrest for possession of narcotics, the Tunica County Sheriffs Department seized several items of Hampton’s personal property. The County filed a complaint for forfeiture, which was granted after a five-year delay. Hampton, acting pro se, filed an appeal challenging the delay. The issue was addressed by this Court. After determining there were insufficient facts to make a decision as to the reasonableness of the delay, we remanded the case for a hearing. A hearing was held, and the circuit court found that Hampton’s due-process…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty DollarsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  4. DeLoach v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1998
  5. United States v. Homer Lee TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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