State v. Beaird

SHRUM, Chief Judge.

The State of Missouri appeals from a judgment that denied its petition for forfeiture of a 1987 Dodge Dakota pickup truck. The State brought this civil suit under Missouri’s Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act (CAFA). §§ 513.600-645.1 The petition alleged that Russell L. Beaird (Defendant) “was the possessor and owner” of the motor vehicle and named Winford Beaird, Russell’s father (Claimant), as a person “known to have or claim an interest in said property.”

Claimant filed a motion to intervene pursuant to § 513.615 in which he alleged that he was an “innocent party” and…