One 1982 Datsun 280ZX v. Bentley ex rel. North Little Rock Police Department

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

The Pulaski County Circuit Court ordered John Nabors’ 1982 Datsun forfeited because it had been used to deliver controlled substances. On appeal Nabors makes three arguments: the Arkansas forfeiture statute is unconstitutional because it violates Ark. Const. Art. 2 § 22 (1884); the burden of proof in such cases should be beyond a reasonable doubt rather than by a preponderance of the evidence; and the trial court improperly limited the cross-examination of the state’s chief witness. Finding no merit to any of these arguments, we affirm.

The appellant concedes that…