Legal Opinion

Shepherd v. State

Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama

Decided July 12, 1991No. 2900525PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

L. CHARLES WRIGHT, Retired Appellate Judge.

This is an appeal from the condemnation and forfeiture of a 1983 GMC Jimmy truck.

The sole issue presented for our review is as follows:

“Whether the Trial Judge erred in forfeiting a motor vehicle that is out of authorized perimeter of search warrant and the property of an individual that is not subject to the search.”

The record on appeal consists only of the petition for condemnation and forfeiture, appellant’s response to the petition, a lengthy order of the trial court, and appellant’s motion for new trial.

It appears from the trial court’s order…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Totten v. LIGHTING AND SUPPLY, INC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Lake Forest Property Owners' Ass'n v. CoppageCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996
  2. Hoffman v. FormanCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 1996

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