Legal Opinion
Evans v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided August 17, 1994No. A94A1088PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Blackburn, Judge.
Appellants, Sara Augusta Evans and James Danny Gaddis, ap peal the forfeiture judgment rendered against them and in favor o the State. After a bench trial, the trial court determined that appel lants’ property was used to facilitate a violation of the Georgia Con trolled Substances Act (GCSA) in the manufacture and growing o marijuana. The trial court condemned approximately 5.1 acres to th State. On appeal, appellants assert the searches made of their hous and yard were illegal and that the forfeiture of their property consti *845tutes cruel and unusual punishment.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ingraham v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gilreath v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
- Colonial Pipeline Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
- State v. BilloupsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1989
- Hallman v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Evans v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Banks v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
- Gardner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2002
- State v. EvansCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1997