Martin v. State

While I fully concur with Division 1 and the judgment, I do not agree with the reasoning of Division 2. The majority in Division 2 holds that appellant waived his argument that the state presented insufficient evidence that the Porsche was bought with proceeds from drug sales by never raising the issue in the forfeiture proceeding. In a civil proceeding such as a forfeiture action,3 the failure to object on sufficiency grounds in the court below does bar an appellant from arguing on appeal that he was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Internal Medicine Alliance v. Budell, 290 Ga. App.…