STATE v. $133,429 IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. W2021-01005-COA-R3-CV.

STATE OF TENNESSEE, v. $133,429 IN U.S. CURRENCY SEIZED FROM JONI ASSEFA KILENTON ET AL.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Coleman W. Garrett and Philip Logan Wyatt , Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellant, Joni Assefa Kilenton.

Herbert H. Slatery, III , Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée Sophia Blumstein , Solicitor General; and Samantha L. Simpson , Assistant Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

KENNY ARMSTRONG, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which J. STEVEN STAFFORD, P.J., W.S., and ARNOLD B. GOLDIN, J., joined.


OPINION

In this seizure and forfeiture action, we do not reach the substantive issues because the order granting the forfeiture does not comply with the requirements of Tennessee Rule of Civil Procedure 58 for entry of judgments. Nonetheless, we exercise our discretion under Tennessee Rule of Appellate Procedure 2 to...

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