JACKSON v. STATE EX REL. BUR. OF NARCOTICS

No. 89-CA-1189.

591 So.2d 820 (1991)

Alvin V. JACKSON v. STATE of Mississippi, ex rel., MISSISSIPPI BUREAU OF NARCOTICS.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 4, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Stuart, Jackson, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., John T. Kitchens, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Mark D. Ray, Jackson, for appellee.

Before DAN M. LEE, P.J., and SULLIVAN and McRAE, JJ.


DAN M. LEE, Presiding Justice, for the Court:

Alvin V. Jackson [Jackson] was caught in a narcotics "sting" operation. As a result, the State of Mississippi sought to secure the forfeiture of $1,087.00 in currency and an automobile owned by Jackson pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-153(a)(4) & (5). The question for us is whether the State may do so, even though the automobile in question was not directly used during the narcotics operation. The trial court...

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