Ex parte State of Alabama ex rel. Robert Broussard

Summary

The Court reversed the Court of Civil Appeals and remanded, holding that the State was not required to trace seized currency to a specific drug transaction to establish a prima facie forfeiture case. The evidence, including Mitchem's possession of multiple controlled substances, history of trafficking, admissions regarding drug sales, and implausible explanation for the currency, sufficiently supported the trial court's forfeiture judgment under the applicable ore tenus standard.