Reeves v. State

Walter Reeves appeals from the denial of his motion for relief from a judgment forfeiting his 1976 Cadillac automobile to the State of Alabama pursuant to § 20-2-93, Ala. Code 1975, which provides for forfeiture of automobiles used or intended to be used to transport, or to facilitate the transport, sale, receipt, possession, or concealment of, a controlled substance. We dismiss the appeal because Reeves's notice of appeal, which was filed on August 8, 2003, was not timely filed so as to invoke our appellate jurisdiction.

The record reveals that on January 15, 1998, the State sought forfeiture…