1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. So.2d
  4. 682 So.2d
  5. 682 So.2d 1312 (1996)
 

STATE v. STUBBS

No. 96 KA 0288.

682 So.2d 1312 (1996)

STATE of Louisiana v. Tracy D. STUBBS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter P. Reed, District Attorney, Covington, William R. Campbell, Jr., New Orleans for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Chester D. Nicholson, Gulfport, MS, for Defendant/Appellant, Tracy D. Stubbs.

Before SHORTESS, LeBLANC and TANNER, JJ.

LeBLANC, Judge.

In this appeal we consider whether the civil forfeiture of cash by defendant, Tracy D. Stubbs,2 constitutes punishment for the purposes of double jeopardy.

FACTS

In March of 1994, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office cooperated in an undercover "reverse" operation. DEA agents, in contact with a confidential informant, arranged to monitor negotiations between...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases