Legal Opinion
State of Indiana v. Tyson Timbs and a 2012 Land Rover LR2
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 20, 2016No. 27A04-1511-MI-1976PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHIAS, Judge.
[1] The State of Indiana filed a complaint for forfeiture in Grant Superior Court seeking to obtain a 2012 Land Rover LR2 owned by Tyson Timbs (“Timbs”) The trial court ruied in favor of Timbs, and the State appeals, presenting one issue, which we restate as whether the trial court erred in concluding that forfeiture of Timbs’s vehicle would constitute a constitutionally excessive fine.
[2] We affirm.
Facts and Procedural History
[3] In January 2013, Timbs purchased a Land Rover LR2 (“Land Rover”) for the sum of $42,058.30 from a dealer in Indianapolis. Timbs paid for- the Land…
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