Michael Hodges v. State of Indiana

Pyle, Judge.

Statement of the Case

[1] Michael Hodges ("Hodges") appeals the trial court's order granting the State's motion to transfer $60,990 of his money to the United States. Hodges argues that the seizure of his money was unlawful because it exceeded the scope of the search warrant. Concluding that the seizure was unlawful, we reverse the trial court's order granting the State's motion to turn the currency over to the United States and remand with instructions to the trial court to order the return of the money to Hodges.

[2] We reverse and remand with instructions.

Issue

Whether the trial…