STATE v. MADERE

No. 59765.

352 So.2d 666 (1977)

STATE of Louisiana v. Joseph G. MADERE.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied December 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard P. Elliott, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Public Safety, O. E. Jack Roberts, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-applicant.

Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., The Law Offices of Daniel E. Becnel, Jr., Reserve, for defendant-respondent.


DIXON, Justice.

On September 20, 1974 Louisiana State Police officers seized sixty-two slot machines from a house and garage owned by Joseph G. Madere. At the time of the seizure none of the machines were in use, and many were allegedly in such a state of disrepair that they could not be used. The State, through the Department of Public Safety, thereafter filed an action for declaratory judgment, naming Madere as defendant, to determine whether R.S. 15:31, as amended...

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