Beebe v. State

David Newbern, Justice.

This appeal arises from an order causing statutory forfeiture of guns owned by the appellant, Rollie Beebe. The guns were found in Beebe’s house when he was arrested for possession of several types of controlled substances and possession with intent to deliver of another controlled substance. We reverse the forfeiture judgment because the state produced no evidence showing the guns fell within the description of the kind of property to be forfeited according to the statute on which the state relied.

A forfeiture of property may be ordered by the court when the court…