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JONES v. STATE EX REL. MISSISSIPPI DPS

No. 90-CA-0730.

607 So.2d 23 (1991)

Daniel Paul JONES v. STATE of Mississippi, ex rel., MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 19, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben F. Galloway, Owen Galloway & Clark, Gulfport, for appellant.

Mike C. Moore, Atty. Gen., Eric L. Johnson, William H. Magnusen, Jr., Mark C. Carroll, Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and PRATHER and PITTMAN, JJ.

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

Following the arrest of Daniel Paul Jones for possession of marijuana and a search of his automobile, the State of Mississippi filed this civil action, a Petition for Forfeiture pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-101 et seq. (1972, as amended).1 The State sought forfeiture of property found in Jones' automobile, namely $149,700.00 in U.S. Currency, on the grounds that these funds had been used...

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