Thorp v. State of Ga.

264 Ga. 712 (1994)

THORP et al.

v.

STATE OF GEORGIA et al.

S94Q1017.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1994.

Cory G. Begner, for appellants.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Benjamin H. Oehlert III, Vivian D. Hoard, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellees.

SEARS, Justice.

The appellant, Brenda Thorp, was stopped for a traffic offense and her automobile was impounded. As a result of an inventory of the automobile, cocaine, a set of scales, and several plastic bags were discovered. Thorp pled guilty to possession of the cocaine. Thereafter, civil in rem forfeiture proceedings were…