STATE v. CHISHOLM

No. COA98-1302.

521 S.E.2d 487 (1999)

STATE of North Carolina v. Bruce CHISHOLM.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael F. Easley, Attorney General, by Isaac T. Avery, III, Special Deputy Attorney General for the State.

Hallett S. Ward, III, Beaufort, for petitioner-appellee.


WYNN, Judge.

North Carolina allows a driver's vehicle to be seized and forfeited if the driver violates the State's impaired driving and license revocation laws. In this case, the district court found that the seizure and forfeiture statutes were unconstitutional under both the United States Constitution and the North Carolina Constitution. We, however, uphold the constitutionality of the seizure and forfeiture statutes; accordingly, we reverse the decision of the...

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