Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood on Friday praised a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court siding with the state of Alabama in a civil forfeiture case from Satsuma.
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The 6-3 ruling held that states aren’t required to hold a preliminary hearing shortly after police seize property or money.Halima Culley let her son borrow her car while he was in school at the University of South Alabama. In February 2019, police stopped the car and found marijuana. That’s when they seized the vehicle under Alabama’s civil forfeiture laws.
Culley eventually got her car back after arguing that she was an innocent owner, but it took more than a year and a half. The high court ruled that Alabama law requires a “timely” hearing to give innocent owners an opportunity to reclaim their property and that that’s good enough. “I believe we have a very good and fair civil asset forfeiture law. And so, I’m not surprised at all that they ruled in favor of the state,” Blackwood said.Copyright 2024 WALA. All rights reserved.
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