Waters v. State

Smith, Judge.

In this drug forfeiture proceeding under OCGA § 16-13-49, Jamie Waters appeals the trial court’s grant of the State’s motion to dismiss his answer for failure to contain the information required by OCGA § 16-13-49 (o) (3). In his sole enumeration of error, Waters contends the trial court erred in refusing to allow him to amend his answer. We disagree and affirm.

Waters relies upon the recent Supreme Court of Georgia decision of Rojas v. State of Ga., 269 Ga. 121 (498 SE2d 735) (1998). In Rojas, the Supreme Court held that the provisions of OCGA § 16-13-49 (o) (3) did not prohibit…