Legal Opinion
State v. United States Currency
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 25, 1999No. 99-KK-1073Published
1Opinion of the Court
745 So.2d 1186 (1999)
STATE of Louisiana
v.
$18,905 UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
No. 99-KK-1073.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 25, 1999.
Rehearing Denied September 3, 1999.
Writ granted. Because the state's failure to abide by the time limits set out in R.S. 40:2608(1)(a) requires release of seized property only "pending further forfeiture proceedings," and only on proper "request of an owner of interest holder," see State v. Property Located at 70 Oakland St., 98-0929, pp. 5-7 (La.App. 5th Cir.1/26/99), 727 So.2d 1240, 1243; State v. $676, 31,095, pp. 1-2 (La.App. 2nd Cir.9/23/98), 719 So.2d 154,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State v. PROPERTY LOCATED AT OAKLAND ST.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
- State v. Six Hundred Seventy Six Dollars $ 676 U.S. Currency Seized from BranchLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998