Jett v. State

I concur fully in Divisions 1 and 3 but rely on a different basis for the rejection of Jett’s second enumeration of error, which is ruled on in Division 2 of the majority opinion.

Jett’s enumeration is that “[t]he trial court erred in requiring Appellant to answer the State’s Complaint in violation of his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.”

The State’s complaint for forfeiture was served on Jett on May 28, 1996, and Jett filed a purported answer on June 20 within the 30 days allowed by OCGA § 16-13-49 (o) (3). In it he claimed only that he was part owner of the subdivision lot…