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COM. v. WILKS

Record No. 991997.

530 S.E.2d 665 (2000)

260 Va. 194

COMMONWEALTH of Virginia v. Altimont WILKS, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George E. Buzzy, Halifax, for appellant.

Robert H. Morrison, Halifax (Bennett & Morrison, on brief), for appellee Altimont Wilks.

Tonja M. Roberts, South Boston, for appellee Nicole Younger.

Present: All the Justices.

LEMONS, Justice.

In this appeal of a judgment dismissing several related forfeiture proceedings, we consider whether the Commonwealth's failure to comply with notice of seizure provisions deprived the circuit court of jurisdiction. Code § 19.2-386.3(A) states:

If an information has not been filed, then upon seizure of any property under § 18.2-249, the agency seizing the property shall forthwith notify in writing the attorney for the Commonwealth...

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