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STATE v. $77,014.00 (HUI SUK PEREZ)

No. 93-930.

634 So.2d 1378 (1994)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $77,014.00 (HUI SUK PEREZ), Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Martin Yeager, Alexandria, for the State of La.

Christopher J. Roy, Jr., Kenneth Alfred Doggett, Alexandria, for $77,014.00 (Hui Suk Perez).

James Layton Nelson, Shreveport, for U.S. Government.

Before WOODARD and DECUIR, JJ., and BERTRAND, J. Pro Tem.

DECUIR, Judge.

At issue in this appeal is whether a party whose currency has been seized by a judgment of forfeiture under La.R.S. 40:2601 et seq., is entitled to legal interest on that money when the forfeiture is overturned on appeal. The trial court refused to award legal interest. We affirm.

FACTS

On January 2, 1990, agents with the Louisiana State Police seized $76,914 in U.S. currency from...

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