STATE v. $3,136 IN US CURRENCY

No. 53,703-CA.

314 So.3d 1090 (2021)

STATE of Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. $3,136 IN US CURRENCY and Rory K. Gates, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Judgment rendered March 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES E. CALHOUN , Baton Rouge, Counsel for Appellants.

RORY K. GATES, In Proper Person, Appellants.

STEVEN D. CREWS , Natchitoches, COLE B. SMITH , Assistant District Attorneys, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee.

Before MOORE, COX, and BLEICH (Pro Tempore), JJ.


The case arises out of the Eighth JDC, Winn Parish, Louisiana. Rory Gates was arrested on drug charges. Gates' personal property was seized at the time of his arrest. The seized property in dispute is $3,136 in cash. The State petitioned to forfeit the cash in this civil proceeding. The trial court granted the State's petition for forfeiture...

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