Legal Opinion
State v. Birdwell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 16, 2012No. 47,126-CAPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGaskins, J.
|,The State of Louisiana, through the office of the District Attorney in Claiborne Parish, appeals from a trial court judgment releasing firearms seized in connection with a series of drug offenses committed by Kevin Wade Birdwell and ordering that Mr. Birdwell’s former wife, Kelly Birdwell, hold the weapons in trust for their minor children. For the following reasons, we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court judgment.
FACTS
Mr. Birdwell sold drugs to undercover officers and a warrant was obtained to search his house. That search was conducted on May 21, 2010. Mr. Birdwell was *1109found…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
- State v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2001
- State v. $107,156 U.S. Currency Seized, from Marlin Morton & Richard WoodsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- State v. IsaacLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
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