Legal Opinion
State v. $107,156 U.S. Currency Seized, from Marlin Morton & Richard Woods
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 2006No. 41,090-CAPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
_JjThe claimant, Richard Woods, appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of the state, ordering the forfeiture of $107,156 under the Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989 (“Forfeiture Act”). For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s denial of the motion to dismiss the forfeiture action; however, we reverse the trial court’s judgment ordering forfeiture of the currency.
FACTS
On March 3, 2004, Richard Woods was a guest passenger in a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria operated by Marlin Morton. During a routine patrol of Interstate 20 in Ouachita…
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