State v. $144,320.00

EZELL, Judge.

| tTina and Brittany Beers appeal the forfeiture of $144,320.00 seized from Tina Beers during a routine traffic stop, alleging the seizure was made without probable cause. For the following reasons, we agree and reverse the decision of the trial court.

The facts of this case were set out by this court in a prior decision, State v. $144,320.00 U.S. Currency, 09-954, pp. 1-2 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2/3/10), 29 So.3d 1266, 1266-67, writ denied, 10-821 (La.6/18/10), 38 So.3d 324 (footnote omitted).

On January 10, 2009, Trooper Troy Dupuis of the Louisiana State Police stopped a vehicle driven…