Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Georgia
Money was taken off my person during a police raid of a poker game. Now I was served papers that they for a Complaint for Condemnation of the money they took out of my pocket, Do I have a case?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Case for what? All you say is money was taken and a complaint was filed. No one can possibly tell you what kind of case you have. See a lawyer if it is enough money at issue.
You're asking us "If I commit a crime and the police confiscate my money at the scene, do I have a case?"
You are at risk of (1) criminal prosecution, so talk to a criminal lawyer, and (2) civil forfeiture,.which apparently began. You need a lawyer and no one can say what danger you are in criminally as we don't know the facts. With a civil forfeiture, it is very expensive to get a lawyer to challenge one (a minimum of thousands of dollars), and a lawyer could not answer the issue as to how it would turn out without details.