One 1970 Mercury Cougar, VIN 0F9111545940 v. Tunica County

DICKINSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Five years after law-enforcement officials seized three cars and $355 cash from Willie Hampton in connection with his arrest, the Tunica County Circuit Court granted Tunica County’s petition for a forfeiture. Hampton appealed, arguing that the delay violated his right to a speedy trial. The Court of Appeals remanded, instructing the circuit court to establish a record on the Barker1 factors, but the circuit court denied the defendant — who was incarcerated at the time of trial — any opportunity to present evidence of prejudice, so we reverse.

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