NEELY v. STATE EX REL. TATE COUNTY

No. 91-CA-0304.

628 So.2d 1376 (1993)

Edward Earl NEELY v. STATE of Mississippi, ex rel. Tate County, Ms.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 9, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Minor, Oxford, for appellant.

Michael C. Moore, Atty. Gen., James M. Hood, III, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before PRATHER, P.J., and BANKS and McRAE, JJ.


BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

I.

This forfeiture case requires that we construe the "close proximity" statutory presumption of forfeitability with regard to money found on the Neely's person and drugs found in his vehicle. Neely also challenges the stop and search of his vehicle and the evidentiary support for the conclusion that the substance found was cocaine. We hold that the confidential informant's (CI) tip justified the stop and search, that Neely...

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