Green v. State (Per Curiam)
Annotate this CaseThe State filed a forfeiture complaint alleging that a drug task force had seized property - $1,427 in U.S. currency - from Appellant in connection with felony violations of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act and ordered the currency forfeited to the prosecuting attorney’s office. The circuit court granted the State’s motion for default judgment based on Appellant’s failure to respond to the complaint and order. More than one year later, Appellant filed a motion for return of the seized property on the basis that the currency was not being used for evidentiary purposes because the charges filed against him had been dismissed. The circuit court denied the motion, finding it without merit and untimely and that Appellant had stated no valid reason for setting aside the default judgment. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant failed to show any reason for setting aside the default judgment.
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