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HUGHES v. STATE DEPT. OF SAFETY

776 S.W.2d 111 (1989)

John Robert HUGHES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Tennessee DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Permission to Appeal Denied July 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter Stephanie R. Reevers, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

Lionel R. Barrett, Jr., Mark C. Scruggs, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court July 31, 1989.

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

The primary question involved in this appeal is whether a vehicle used in a trip to purchase marijuana for the vehicle owner's personal use is subject to forfeiture under Tenn. Code Ann. § 53-11-409(a)(4) (Supp. 1988).

In December of 1986, about 2:30 one morning, an officer of the Williamson County Sheriff's Department inspected a blue Mazda truck parked...

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