Legal Opinion

Swails v. State of Ga.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided June 14, 1993No. S93A0395Published

1Opinion of the Court

263 Ga. 276 (1993)

431 S.E.2d 101

SWAILS

v.

STATE OF GEORGIA.

S93A0395.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 14, 1993.

Reconsideration Denied July 15, 1993.

Virgil L. Brown & Associates, Virgil L. Brown, Patricia A. Buttaro, for appellant.

Robert E. Keller, District Attorney, Tracy G. Gladden, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Gary D. Bergman, for appellee.

CARLEY, Justice.

Pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-49, the State filed a petition for forfeiture of property seized from appellant's place of business. Appellant answered, seeking the return of the property. Although OCGA §…

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Curtis v. LoetherSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Parsons v. Bedford, Breedlove, & RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
  3. Van Oster v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Flint River Steamboat Co. v. FosterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1848
  5. Commonwealth v. One 1972 Chevrolet VanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982

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