STATE v. SPOONER

No. 87-KK-0892.

520 So.2d 336 (1988)

STATE of Louisiana v. Norman J. SPOONER.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Opinion Assigning Additional Reasons February 4, 1988.

Rehearing Denied February 11, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Crochet, Public Defender's Office, Lake Charles, for relator.

William J. Guste, Jr., Atty. Gen., Richard Ieyoub, Dist. Atty., Saundra M. Isaac, and Elizabeth S. McCall, Asst. Dist. Attorneys, for respondent.


CALOGERO, Justice.

After Norman Spooner pled guilty to possession of controlled dangerous substances that were found during a search of his vehicle by state police, the state sought a court order forfeiting Spooner's ownership of the vehicle and cash money found on his person at the time of his arrest. Applying the provisions of La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 32:1550 (West Supp.1987), the trial court ordered forfeiture of the vehicle and the money. In so ruling, the trial...

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