Michael v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

Joseph Michael appeals from the trial court’s order forfeiting his 1993 red Mercury Capri and $870 to the State. The State initially seized the vehicle after police found three boxes containing approximately forty pounds of marijuana in the Capri; the $870 was found in appellant’s pocket pursuant to a search incident to arrest.

1. Appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment and contends that (1) the State failed to prove that he had knowledge about the contents of the boxes and (2) the boxes were found in his car only because the State had…