Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 9, 2015No. E2011-02573-SC-R11-CVPublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly Kirby, J.
in which Sharon G. Lee, C.J., and Cornelia A. Clark, Gary R. Wade, and Jeffrey S. Bivins, JJ., joined.
This appeal challenges the civil forfeiture of the appellant’s house after he was convicted of possessing child pornography on his home computer. We hold that, in forfeiture proceedings, the seizing authori ty is required to present affirmative proof that it complied with both the procedural and the substantive provisions of the applicable forfeiture statutes. In accord with prior decisions of this Court, we also hold that both the procedural and the substantive provisions of the…
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