STATE v. PROPERTY SEIZED FROM MILLER

No. 2013 CA 0715.

137 So.3d 42 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana v. PROPERTY SEIZED FROM Nicholas T. MILLER $20,919.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 27, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter P. Reed , District Attorney, Jessica J. Brewster , Assistant District Attorney, Covington, LA, Kathryn Landry , Special Appeals Counsel, Baton Rouge, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiff-Appellee, State of Louisiana.

R. Bradley Lewis , Bogalusa, LA, Attorney for Claimant-Appellant, Nicholas T. Miller.

Before PETTIGREW, McDONALD, and McCLENDON, JJ.


PETTIGREW, J.

In the instant appeal, claimant challenges the trial court's November 26, 2012 judgment denying his request for attorney fees in connection with a judicial forfeiture proceeding. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

This litigation arises out of the seizure of currency by the Washington Parish Sheriffs Office on January 12, 2011. On March 17, 2011, the State of Louisiana, through the district attorney...

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