Williams v. State

Blackburn, Presiding Judge.

In this civil forfeiture action pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-49 (n), Raphael Anthony Williams and his sister, Raegain A. Williams, appeal the trial court’s order finding that the 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser claimed by them had been forfeited to the State. The Williams siblings contend that: (1) Raegain, the purported owner of the vehicle, was not given sufficient notice of the forfeiture proceedings and (2) the trial court erred by not considering the sufficiency of an amended claim for the vehicle filed outside the initial 30-day statutory period prescribed by OCGA §…