STATE v. $4200.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 2000 CA 1469.

809 So.2d 302 (2001)

STATE of Louisiana v. $4200.00 U.S. CURRENCY (Antonio P. Martinez).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Denied January 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pat Dunn, Assistant District Attorney, Amite, Louisiana, for appellee, State of Louisiana.

Ted Chapman, Amite, Louisiana, for Antonio P. Martinez, appellant.

BEFORE: GONZALES, KUHN, and CIACCIO, JJ.


KUHN, Judge.

Antonio Martinez appeals a judgment of forfeiture rendered on August 29, 1996, in favor of the State of Louisiana (State) against $4200.00 U.S. Currency, in an in rem proceeding initiated under the Seizure and Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989,2 (the Forfeiture Act). For the following reasons, we dismiss this appeal.

On its face, the delay for appealing the August 29, 1996 judgment has...

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