DOLES v. STATE

No. S-07-0002.

163 P.3d 819 (2007)

2007 WY 119

In Regard to the Property in the Custody of the Gillette Police Department; Namely, 330 Pieces of Drug Paraphernalia (Jeffrey Wayne Doles, d/b/a Hip Hop Hippies): Jeffrey Wayne DOLES, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 31, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Nicholas H. Carter of Carter Law Office, P.C., Gillette, Wyoming.

Representing Appellee: Patrick J. Crank, Attorney General; Terry L. Armitage, Deputy Attorney General; and David L. Delicath, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ.


VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] This is an appeal from a district court's order of forfeiture, in which order the district court found certain items to be "drug paraphernalia" as defined by statute and ordered their forfeiture to the State of Wyoming. The single issue is whether the appellant's acquittal on related criminal charges acts collaterally to estop the State from pursuing forfeiture. We conclude that it does not, and we, therefore, affirm the district court...

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