State v. Spotts

NATURE OF CASE

Brian Ernest Spotts was charged by information with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, in violation of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-416 (Reissue 1995). The State also filed a petition for disposition of seized moneys, seeking forfeiture of $14,177 found on Spotts’ person at the time of his arrest. Following a trial on the forfeiture action, pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-431 (Cum. Supp. 1998), the district court found in favor of the State, and Spotts forfeited the $14,177. Spotts filed a plea in bar to the information, alleging that subsequent prosecution…