Legal Opinion
State v. Willits
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 20, 2002No. 30S05-0010-CR-569PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
RUCKER, Justice.
After a criminal prosecution ended in a conviction, third parties intervened to obtain the return of property that had been earlier seized by the State Police. In addition to an order to return the property, the trial court also awarded damages. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We grant transfer and hold that the statute authorizing the return of property does not also authorize the award of money damages. The judgment of the trial court is therefore reversed.
Background and Procedural History
When the Indiana State Police received information that Timothy…
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