Legal Opinion
State v. McDowell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 2014No. 14-CA-577Published
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT M. MURPHY, Judge.
|aSt. John the Baptist Sheriff Mike Tregre (the “Sheriff’), appeals the trial court’s award of attorney’s fees to Crystal McDowell, the owner of a 2004 Jeep Cherokee, seized by the Sheriff after Ms. McDowell’s son allegedly used her vehicle in illegal drug activity. The Sheriff argues that the trial court erred in making an award to Ms. McDowell for attorney’s fees and costs under the La. Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989 (the “Forfeiture Act”), La. R.S. 40:2601 et seq., as the District Attorney released the vehicle to Ms.…
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