Howard v. State

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Steven Jerome Howard and Monica Shanta Mosley appeal the trial court’s order striking their answers to the complaint in the underlying forfeiture proceeding. Howard and Mosley contend that the trial court erred in failing to afford them an opportunity to amend their answers so as to provide the verification required by law. Discerning no error by the trial court, we affirm.

The State of Georgia filed an in rem forfeiture complaint against (i) $4,269 in United States Currency and (ii) a motor vehicle identified as a 2006 Ford Econoline Wagon 3500 (collectively, the…