Eaves v. State

Beasley, Presiding Judge.

When David Eaves drove his friend to a rural trailer to determine if his friend’s sisters lived there, he had no idea it would cost him the truck he was driving as well as the two firearms he kept in the truck. Police, pursuant to warrant, were searching the trailer for drugs at the time Eaves arrived. They seized the truck and firearms from Eaves when, after obtaining Eaves’ consent to a search, they found drugs in his truck. The State filed an in rem claim to have the truck and firearms forfeited under OCGA § 16-13-49 (o). Eaves unsuccessfully moved to dismiss the…