City of Hamilton v. Callon, Unpublished Decision (5-27-1997)

OPINION

Defendant-appellant, Craig Callon, appeals the forfeiture of his automobile as ordered by the Hamilton Municipal Court.

Appellant was found guilty of soliciting in violation of Hamilton Codified Ordinance 553.09. The court sentenced appellant to a $100 fine plus costs, thirty days suspended in the county jail, and two years non-reporting probation. The prosecuting attorney then made an oral petition for the forfeiture of appellant's automobile, claiming the vehicle constituted a nuisance or contraband subject to forfeiture. Over appellant's objection, the court ordered the forfeiture.…