State v. 1330.00 in U.S. Currency

11Writ granted; the trial court’s order denying claimant’s petition for nullity of the judgment of forfeiture in this matter is hereby vacated.

The trial court erred in dismissing claimant’s petition for nullity of judgment concerning the judgment of forfeiture obtained by the state for $1,330. The curren*212cy seized from claimant was seized in conjunction with his arrest and booking on a charge of second degree murder. The Cal-casieu Parish District Attorney (“CPDA”) prosecuted claimant on that charge, and he was found guilty of manslaughter, adjudicated a second felony offender, and sentenced…