Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Kelley
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 11, 1999No. 1971725PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is a civil-forfeiture case. Kevin Glenn Kelley appealed from an order of the Jefferson Circuit Court condemning his 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix automobile. The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed, without opinion, Kelley v. State, [No. 2970009, May 15, 1998] 766 So.2d 836 (Ala.Civ.App. 1998) (with a special opinion by Monroe, J.). We have granted certiorari review. Kelley argues that the forfeiture violated the Excessive Fines Clauses of theEighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Art. I, §15, of the Alabama Constitution of 1901. We reverse and remand.
On April 4, 1997, the district…
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