Rojas v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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20 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “shall apply to all special statutory proceedings except to the extent that specific rules of practice and procedure in conflict herewith are expressly prescribed by law; but, in any event, the provisions of this chapter governing the sufficiency of pleadings, defenses, amendments, counterclaims, cross-claims, third-party practice, joinder of parties and causes, making parties, discovery and depositions, interpleader, intervention, evidence, motions, summary judgment, relief from judgments, and the effect of judgments shall apply to all such proceedings.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Sherman v. Development Authority · Williams v. State

2. “[ajmendments to answers in forfeiture proceedings are permitted, and they relate back to the initial answer, thus meaning that any amendment to an answer under [OCGA] § 16-13-49 must be considered to have been filed within the 30-day limitation of [OCGA] § 16-13-49 (o) (3), and must be considered in determining the legal sufficiency of a property owner’s answer under [OCGA] § 16-13-49 (o) (3). If, however, the answer and the amendment are legally insufficient under [OCGA] § 16-13-49 (o) (3), then the rules established by [the Supreme] Court and the Court of Appeals governing the impact of a legally insufficient answer on the forfeiture proceedings come into play.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Howard v. State