Legal Opinion
Chester v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 26, 1983No. 66960PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Deen, Presiding Judge.
On August 12, 1980, pursuant to former Ga. Code Ann. § 79A-828 (OCGA § 16-13-49), the State of Georgia filed a petition to condemn $50,948.00 cash which was found allegedly in close proximity to contraband drugs seized from the residence of Joseph Chester. Contending that Chester had no standing to contest the condemnation because in his answer to the petition he had denied any property right in the money, the state moved for summary judgment, and the trial court granted that motion. On appeal, Chester asserts that standing to contest forfeiture proceedings obtains from…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Space Leasing Associates v. Atlantic Building Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
- Kilgore v. PaschallSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- State of Georgia v. SewellCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- People v. RosaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
- Oakland County v. BiceMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Walker v. Jack Eckerd Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993
- State of Ga. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Hill v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1986
- State of Ga. v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
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