DEPT. OF LAW ENF. v. $34,000 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 18983.

824 P.2d 142 (1991)

121 Idaho 211

IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT By and Through Mack W. RICHARDSON, Jr., Director, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. $34,000 UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Defendant, and Ruben Redolfo Rodriguez, Real Party in Interest-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

Petition for Review Denied February 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis L. Albers, Grangeville, for real party in interest-appellant.

Larry J. EchoHawk, Atty. Gen., W. Cory Cartwright, Deputy Atty. Gen., Boise, for plaintiff-respondent.


WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Ruben Redolfo Rodriguez appeals from a judgment of the district court forfeiting to the state $34,000 seized from Rodriguez' car. Following a court trial, the forfeiture was granted pursuant to I.C. § 37-2744 on the basis that the money was used in connection with drug transactions. Rodriguez' arguments on appeal encompass illegal search and seizure, application of an erroneous standard of proof, and the misinterpretation of evidence. We...

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