JOHNSON v. ROBERTS


638 S.W.2d 401 (1982)

Tommy L. JOHNSON and Lewis B. Johnson, Petitioners-Appellants, v. Gene ROBERTS, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Safety, Respondent-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section, at Nashville.

Application for Permission to Appeal Denied September 7, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Wilson, David E. High, Nashville, for petitioners-appellants.

Jennifer Helton Small, Nashville, for respondent-appellee.


Application for Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court September 7, 1982.

NEARN, Judge.

On October 26, 1979, the Metropolitan Police Department of Davidson County confiscated a total of $5,936.00 in United States currency from Tommy L. Johnson and Lewis B. Johnson when they were arrested for possession of a controlled substance. The confiscation arose in the course of what in some circles is referred to as a "drug bust" when "an enormous quantity of...

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