State v. Casalicchio

The state asserts that Casalicchio’s automobile falls within Ohio’s contraband forfeiture statutes *179and the trial court’s action was proper in all respects. Casalicchio raises several constitutional challenges to the forfeiture statutes on cross-appeal, challenging them on their face and as applied in this case. The state’s and Casalicchio’s assertions require a significant review of R.C. 2933.42 and R. C. 2933.43, Ohio’s contraband forfeiture statutes.

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Initially, Casalicchio challenges on due process grounds the scope of the forfeiture statutes. Specifically, he questions whether his…