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STATE v. GILES

No. 29695-CA.

697 So.2d 699 (1997)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles E. GILES, et al., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Piper & Associates by Anthony Hollis, Shreveport, for Defendant-Appellant.

State of Louisiana Drug Asset Recovery Team by John J. Williams, Jr., Covington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and CARAWAY and PEATROSS, JJ.

CARAWAY, Judge.

We are asked to decide whether a summary judgment granted by the trial court to the State of Louisiana was appropriate in this instance where the state, acting under the authority of the Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989, La. R.S. 40:2601 et seq. (hereinafter the "Act"), seized various property items and currency from the claimant, Charles E. Giles ("Giles"), valued at approximately $44,000. Because we find...

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