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One Ford Mustang Convertible Bearing Vin 1FACP45EXLF192944 v. State ex rel. Clay County Sheriff's Department

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 1996No. 93-CA-00302-SCTPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PITTMAN, Justice.

This case evolved from a Petition of Forfeiture filed by the State of Mississippi on behalf of the Clay County Sheriffs Department (hereinafter Department). A 1990 Ford Mustang convertible was the subject of the petition. The Department’s petition alleged that the automobile was used in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substance Law and therefore subject to forfeiture. The basis for the petition was the discovery of cocaine in the vehicle. The car was titled to Alvin Tallie but was in the possession of John Orr when seized. An Order of Forfeiture was entered by the trial…

2Cases cited8 opinions

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