WPC UBV %U . 0Cn 04" V w@^ 4 0J 0T 0^P 0h 0r 0| 0 0 1u 0dU6B))DCR B AMv~v' D3 0@- AOm 0D D/ B<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiX%2A`ArialTT($    3|x1<6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXx6X@QX@%2A`ArialTTt10cpiXXX2PQXP%2A`ArialTTt10cpi2PQP( T$   DDD U!e"U#Ӏ/^!G:\2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d""""7Border 1dd d-#C << G  !!     YYY FILEDX February13,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.AppellateCourtClerk   !#d#!    X Ԁ    Tenn.R.App.P.9.PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'hStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva $$$$'dxd("$    -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd  ! . !  ݛ\RA'\      X   \RA'\ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE̜R%&#A1-j|`  `@RߛATKNOXVILLENOVEMBER1996SESSION  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   )      )   APPELLEE, )      ) No.03C019603CC00108      )      ) AndersonCountyv.      )      ) JamesB.Scott,Jr.,Judge      )      ) (InterlocutoryAppeal)LARRYGENEHOPSON,   )      )   APPELLANT. )FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:W.ThomasDillard     CharlesW.BursonAttorneyatLaw     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter606WestMainStreet,Suite300   500CharlotteAvenueKnoxville,TN379011126    Nashville,TN372430497KennethF.Irvine,Jr.    WilliamD.BridgersAttorneyatLaw     AssistantAttorneyGeneral606WestMainStreet,Suite350   450JamesRobertsonParkwayKnoxville,TN379010084    Nashville,TN372430493       RandallE.Nichols       DistrictAttorneyGeneralProTempore       P.O.Box1468       Knoxville,TN379011468       AndrewJackson,VI       Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneralProTem       P.O.Box1468       Knoxville,TN379011468OPINIONFILED:___________________________________AFFIRMEDINPARTANDREVERSEDINPARTJoeB.Jones,PresidingJudge7XXdXXd7   OPINION   X ThisCourtgrantedtheappellant'sapplicationforpermissiontoappeal '   ׀todecidewhethertheDoubleJeopardyClausecontainedintheUnitedStatesConstitutionandtheTennesseeConstitutionbarsacriminalprosecutionwhenalawenforcementofficerhasseizedthepropertyofanaccused(a)usedinthecommissionofthecrimeor(b)constitutedthefruitsofthecrime.Afterathoroughreviewoftherecord,theexcellentbriefssubmittedbytheparties,andtheauthoritieswhichgovernthisissue,itistheopinionofthisCourtthejudgmentofthetrialcourtshouldbeaffirmedinpartandreversedinpart.Thejudgmentisaffirmedtotheextentthetrialcourtdeniedthemotiontodismissseveralcountsoftheindictment.Thejudgmentisreversedtotheextentthetrialcourtgrantedthemotionastoonecountoftheindictment. ThisCourthasaddressedtheissuepresentedforreviewinthreepriorcases.SeeStatev.CharlesDonVance,SevierCountyNo.03C019601CC00026(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,September9,1996),per.app.filedSeptember19,1996;Statev.JamesC.BradleyandMickeyEller,MonroeCountyNo.03C019510CC00318(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,September4,1996),per.app.filedNovember5,1996;Statev.GrapelSimpson,McNairyCountyNo.02C019508CC00239(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,August2,1996),per.app.filedSeptember20,1996.ThesedecisionsarepredicatedupontheholdingoftheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtinUnitedStatesv.Ursery,_____U.S._____,116S.Ct.2135(1996).UrseryisnotbindingonthisCourt.TheSupremeCourtinterpretedthefederalforfeiturelaws.However,itisanimportantdecisionastheUnitedStatesandTennesseeforfeiturestatutesarealmostidentical.TheGeneralAssemblymadeveryfewchangeswhenenactingthisstatutoryscheme. ThedoctrineofstaredecisisrequiresthisCourttofollowitsholdingsinVance,Bradley,andSimpson.Moreover,thisCourtbelievestheresultreachedineachcaseiseminentlycorrect,andthereasoningintheseopinionsisadoptedbythisCourt. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtdismissingonecountoftheindictmentisreversed,andthatcountoftheindictmentisreinstated.Otherwise,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. ̛      ________________________________________      JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGECONCUR:___________________________________ PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE___________________________________̀JOHNK.BYERS,SENIORJUDGE