Chandler v. Hemeyer

BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

Timothy L. Chandler appeals the judgment of the trial court denying his petition for the return of seven coin-operated video game machines that were seized by the Cole County Sheriffs Department, and ordering forfeiture of the machines. Mr. Chandler raises four points on appeal. First, he claims that the trial court erred in ordering forfeiture because the correct procedures for forfeiture under § 542.301, RSMo 2000, 1 were not followed. Second, Mr. Chandler claims that the trial court erred in taking judicial notice of the jury’s verdict in a criminal case against the…