STATE v. $144,320.00

No. CA 11-1137.

84 So.3d 768 (2012)

STATE of Louisiana v. $144,320.00, Tina M. Beers, 132 Woody Lane, Siler City, NC 27344, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 1, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phil Haney , District Attorney, Kim Michael Kidd , Walter J. Sennette, Jr. , Assistant District Attorneys, St. Martinville, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Pride Justin Doran , Quincy L. Cawthorne , The Doran Law Firm, Opelousas, LA, for Defendants/Appellants, Tina M. Beers, Brittany Beers.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, BILLY HOWARD EZELL, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


EZELL, Judge.

Tina 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

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