SUMNER v. STATE

No. A10A1206.

701 S.E.2d 585 (2010)

SUMNER v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

September 17, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Alexander Johnson , Graham F. Floyd , Baxley, for appellant.

Scott L. Ballard , Dist. Atty., Benjamin D. Coker , Robert W. Smith, Jr. , Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.


MILLER, Chief Judge.

Geneva M. Sumner appeals from an order granting forfeiture of a 2002 Cadillac seized after her son, Jarvis Clark, was stopped for traffic violations and subsequently arrested and charged with violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act (OCGA § 16-13-30(a) and (b)). Sumner filed an answer, which she later amended,1 asserting an innocent owner defense under OCGA § 16-13-49(e). After a bench trial, the...

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