State v. Ali

This appeal is before the court on the accelerated docket pursuant to App. R. 1.1 and LoeApp.R. 25.

Defendant-appellant Hakim Ali appeals from the trial court’s order denying his motion for return of property. Defendant contends that the state failed to prove that the confiscated property was contraband, the state failed to timely file its petition for forfeiture, and the court failed to determine that the forfeiture constituted an excessive fine in violation of defendant’s constitutional rights. We find that the trial court’s order requiring forfeiture of the money was in error and reverse…