Legal Opinion
State v. Nine Thousand One Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars, United States Currency
Court of Appeals of Utah
Decided April 13, 1990No. 890258-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENCH, Judge:
Appellants seek reversal of a district court order awarding forfeiture of seized currency to the State. We affirm.
On January 7, 1988, officers of the Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office executed a search warrant at an apartment in Salt Lake City. The officers, upon entry, found appellant Charles Goodson seated at a coffee table, leaning over a device that was being used to smoke cocaine. Goodson was arrested and searched. Cocaine and $9,199 in cash were found on his person and seized. A pager and a loaded firearm were also seized.
After a criminal charge of possession of…
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