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![handle is hein.sag/sagsc0082 and id is 1 raw text is: The State of South Carolina
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
CHARLES MOLONY CONDON
ATTORNEY GENERAL
January 6, 1998
The Honorable Johnny Mack Brown
Sheriff, Greenville County
4 McGee Street
Greenville, South Carolina 29601
Re: Informal Opinion
Dear Sheriff Brown:
You reference a 1994 murder investigation. You state the following by way of
background:
[d]uring a search of the victim's motel room, $3,418.94, in
cash, was found and placed into our property and evidence
room. Several individuals were eventually charged and
convicted of the murder. None of the defendants ever claimed
the money.
We believe the cash belonged to the murder victim.
Considering the man's background, it was likely obtained
through illegal activity. The victim's family resides in a
foreign country. No family member has made contact with us
to claim the money, nor have we been able to contact them.
Can we dispose of this money as if it were abandoned?
If not, what is the proper way to dispose of it?
REIMBERT C. DENN'S B .DING - POST OFFICE Box 11549 COLUMBIA, S.C. 29211-1549 - TELEPHONE: 803-734-3970 - FACSIMILE: 803-253-6283](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.sag/sagsc0082&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)