State v. Alonso

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

The State initiated administrative forfeiture proceedings under OCGA § 16-13-49 (n) against various personal property with a value of less than $25,000 owned by Jacqueline M. Alonso and Brandy N. Espiritu. The trial court dismissed the State’s complaint for forfeiture on the basis that the complaint was not timely filed, and the State *272appeals. For the following reasons, we find that the trial court erred by dismissing the complaint, and we reverse.

Decided May 5, 2014. Peter J. Skandalakis, District Attorney, Robert W. Mooradian, Assistant District Attorney, for…