Robinson v. State

ROBERT P. BRADLEY, Retired Appellate Judge.

This appeal results from the condemnation of a vehicle pursuant to § 20-2-93, Code 1975.

In May 1990 the State of Alabama filed a complaint for condemnation against James Carlos Robinson alleging that one 1982 Datsun 280Z had been used by Robinson to transport marijuana. Robinson filed an answer denying this allegation.

After an ore tenus proceeding, the Houston County Circuit Court found that the vehicle had been used for the unlawful transportation of a controlled substance and ordered its forfeiture to the State of Alabama. Robinson filed a motion…