IN RE FORFEITURE OF 1979 MAZDA

No. 2422.

48 Ohio App. 3d 51 (1989)

IN RE FORFEITURE OF 1979 MAZDA.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Wayne County.

Decided May 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Frantz, assistant prosecuting attorney, for appellant state of Ohio.

R.J. Helmuth, for appellee Steven Mowrer.


MAHONEY, P.J.

This case presents the issue of whether the state can petition for forfeiture of a vehicle as contraband when the underlying drug abuse offense was committed by a juvenile who was adjudicated a delinquent. We hold that it cannot and affirm the trial court's denial of the petition.

This case arose from a drug transaction between Larry Davis, a juvenile, and an undercover narcotics agent. Larry Davis was charged in juvenile court and he was found...

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