STATE v. PROPERTY SEIZED FROM J.L. RIOS

No. 90-999.

478 N.W.2d 870 (1991)

STATE of Iowa, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROPERTY SEIZED FROM JORGE L. RIOS, Defendant, Jorge L. Rios, Claimant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

October 29, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Coppola of Coppola & Gazzo, Des Moines, for claimant-appellant.

Bonnie J. Campbell, Atty. Gen., Bruce Kempkes, Asst. Atty. Gen., John P. Sarcone, County Atty., and Jamie D. Bowers, Asst. County Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by DONIELSON, P.J., and SACKETT and HABHAB, JJ.


SACKETT, Judge.

The question is whether there is substantial evidence to order the forfeiture of guns, ammunition, cash, and a gym bag under Iowa Code chapter 809 (1989). The trial court found there was. We affirm.

The questioned items came under State control following a search of claimant-appellant Jorge L. Rios's person, car, and residence. It is the State's position the items were used in the claimant's drug dealing business. The claimant has not been...

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