In Re Hill, 08 Ca 17 (1-16-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Appellant State of Ohio appeals the April 28, 2008, decision of the Guernsey County Court of Common Pleas denying the State of Ohio's application for forfeiture.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

{¶ 2} Officers of the Ohio Department of Wildlife received information indicating that Appellee, Thomas E. Hill (hereinafter referred to as "Appellee") had been engaged in the illegal hunting and sale of deer. Investigator Mark R. Smith of that department arranged a meeting with Appellee in the parking lot of a former local grocery store. (T. at 14). From that location, Smith followed…