Legal Opinion
Howell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 28, 2008No. S07A1292PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENHAM, Justice.
This appeal is from an order of forfeiture regarding real property titled in the name of appellant Lindie Howell. The property was Howell’s childhood home and was conveyed to her in 2006 by a gift deed from her father, James Marshall Pounds, who continued to reside on the property following the conveyance. After law enforcement officers saw marijuana growing on the property, Pounds was arrested and 86 marijuana plants found growing along a fence and in a pump-house were seized. In rem forfeiture proceedings pursuant to OCGA § 16-13-49 were initiated, naming Pounds and Howell…
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- Thorp v. State of Ga.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- Bell v. AustinSupreme Court of Georgia · 2005
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