State v. Forty-Three Thousand Dollars & No Cents ($43,000.00) in Cashier's Checks

MAYNARD, Justice.

In the instant case, the appellees, the State of West Virginia and the Mon Valley Drug Task Force (MVDTF), filed a forfeiture action pursuant to the provisions of West Virgi*652nia Code, § 60A-7-701 — 707 (1988), which constitutes the West Virginia Contraband Forfeiture Act (WVCFA), seeking to forfeit $43,000 in cashier’s cheeks owned by the appellant, Kenneth Jenkins (hereinafter, “Jenkins”).1 The parties agreed to submit cross-motions for summary judgment to the circuit court, having come to the conclusion that the documentary evidence filed by both parties provided undisputed…