State v. Burgraff

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In the instant case, the appellees, the State of West Virginia and the Mingo County Sheriffs Department, filed a forfeiture action pursuant to the provisions of W.Va.Code, 60A-7-703(a)(7) [1988] seeking to take ownership by forfeiture of a house and two adjoining lots that are owned by the appellant, Jill Burgraff. The house and lots are located in the community of Red Jacket, West Virginia.

The house was the situs of marijuana sales by Ms. Burgraffs former husband, Danny Burgraff, who pled guilty to a felony drug delivery charge as a result of the sales and was sentenced to prison. The…