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KING v. STATE

S94A0552.

264 Ga. 282 (1994)

KING v. THE STATE et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 13, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Shafer, for appellant.

J. Tom Morgan, District Attorney, Gregory J. Lohneier, Robert M. Coker, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, J. Philip Ferrero, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees.

HUNT, Chief Justice.

This appeal concerns the jurisdiction of a state court over money seized by local authorities, then delivered to federal authorities for a federal forfeiture proceeding pursuant to 21 USC § 881, the forfeiture section of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act. King appeals the trial court's denial of his petition for a writ of mandamus seeking an order directing the DeKalb County district attorney to return the money seized from King. We affirm...

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