Postell v. State of Ga.

Benham, Presiding Justice.

After the State of Georgia initiated civil forfeiture proceedings pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-49 against an automobile, a pistol, and $14,627.25, petitioner Postell, the owner of the property, sought to suppress the seizure of the items, asserting they were the result of an illegal stop. In a somewhat confusing order, the trial court granted the motion to suppress after finding that the police did not have the reasonable, articulable facts necessary to stop petitioner’s car, and concluding that the officers lacked probable cause to stop, search, and seize the property.…