Looney v. State

Joe Looney, Jr., who is currently incarcerated at the Bibb Correctional Facility, appeals from a judgment denying his motion for relief from an underlying judgment ordering the forfeiture of $680 in United States currency. Looney filed his motion pursuant to Rule 60(b)(4), Ala. R. Civ. P., alleging that he had not received notice of the underlying forfeiture action, in violation of his right to due process. Therefore, he contended, the forfeiture judgment was void.

The record indicates the following. On May 22, 2008, the Ashville Police Department executed a search warrant at Looney’s house in…