STATE v. HAMILTON

No. 03-0556.

858 So.2d 822 (2003)

STATE of Louisiana v. Sherwood Alvin HAMILTON, $1,537.00 U.S. Currency and a Ruger R-145.22 Pistol (Z054032).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 5, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Hardin Kyzar, District Attorney, Jimmy D. Long, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Natchitoches, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Charles R. Whitehead, Jr., Whitehead Law Offices, Natchitoches, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Sherwood Alvin Hamilton.

Court composed of NED E. DOUCET, JR., Chief Judge, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and MARC T. AMY, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The defendant was arrested for simple battery and for possession of marijuana, Oxycontin®, and alprazolam with intent to distribute. Pursuant to the Controlled Dangerous Substances Property Forfeiture Act of 1989, currency and a pistol found at the scene of the arrest were adjudged forfeited. Several months later, the defendant, who did not file a claim to recover his forfeited property, filed a class action suit, alleging that certain judgments of...

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