Legal Opinion
State v. $29,177.00 U.S. Currency
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1994No. 93-592PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
jjTHIBODEAUX, Judge.
This is a drug forfeiture case under the Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989, La. R.S. 40:2601 et seq. The State of Louisiana, through the District Attorney of the Thirty First Judicial District, appeals a directed verdict dismissing its in rem forfeiture proceeding against $29,177.00 in U.S. currency and a 1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. The forfeiture was challenged by Willie and Vera Mae Brown, the alleged owners of the property. The trial court granted a directed verdict because it found the state failed to establish probable cause…
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