State v. One 1984 Chevrolet Corvette

Brazil, J.:

In a drug forfeiture case involving a 1984 Corvette automobile, the State appeals from the court’s order sustaining a motion by Gregory Newell, defendant/owner-appellee, granting judgment on the pleadings and dismissing the forfeiture action. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The State contends recent Kansas case law provides a basis for finding Newell’s Corvette facilitated his purchase and/or sale of cocaine. Newell responds that, because the drug sale was completed and he used the Corvette only to pick up the profits from the sale, the car could not have facilitated…