State v. $17,515.00 in Cash Money

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Alice Olivarez has appealed from a judgment ordering forfeiture of cash found during execution of a search warrant. We affirm, concluding Olivarez was not entitled to a jury trial on the forfeiture and the trial court did not apply an erroneous standard of proof.

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[¶ 2] On January 2, 2002, police officers executed a search warrant at the home of Daniel Olivarez, Jr., and Alice Olivarez. Officers found 191 bags of cocaine in an open safe on the dresser in the Olivarezes’ bedroom. On the dresser next to the safe was a $50 bill. Officers found $17,515.00 in a backpack…