Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Topeka Police Department v. $895.00 U.S. Currency
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided May 5, 2006No. 94,719PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Davis, J.:
The question we must resolve arises under the Kansas Standard Asset Seizure and Forfeiture Act (KSASFA), K.S.A. 60-41.01 et seq. The State began civil forfeiture proceedings after seizing $895 in U.S. Currency and 3.15 grams of cocaine during the criminal arrest of Maurice Wright. In this proceeding, the State Board of Indigents’ Defense Services (BIDS) responded by filing a claim for present and anticipated attorney fees in Wright’s criminal case. BIDS appeals from an order striking its claim based upon the district court’s conclusion that…
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