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STATE v. SIMPSON

947 S.W.2d 866 (1996)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Graple SIMPSON, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

August 2, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd R. Tatum, Henderson, for Appellee.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General and Reporter, William David Bridgers, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Justice Division, Nashville, Elizabeth T. Rice, District Attorney General, Ed Neal McDaniel, Asst. Dist. Attorney General, Somerville, for Appellant.

OPINION

PAUL G. SUMMERS, Judge.

The appellee, Graple Simpson, was indicted for possession of a schedule II narcotic with the intent to sell. Following a summary administrative forfeiture, the appellee moved the trial court to dismiss the criminal charge. She argued that the double jeopardy clause prohibited further criminal prosecution. The trial judge granted the appellee's motion and the state appealed. We reverse...

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