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RUIZ v. STATE

NO. 2015-CA-00342-COA.

227 So.3d 1132 (2016)

Apolinar Terrero RUIZ and $56,000.00 U.S. Currency, Appellants v. STATE of Mississippi and Harrison County Sheriff's Office, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 2017.

Certiorari Denied August 31, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

TIM C. HOLLEMAN , PATRICK TAYLOR GUILD , ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLANT.

OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SECOND CIRCUIT COURT DISTRICT BY: JOEL SMITH , ALISON B. BAKER , JASON M. JOSEF , ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE.

EN BANC.

¶ 1. After being pulled over for a traffic stop by officers with the Harrison County Sheriff's Department in 2012, Apolinar Terrero Ruiz was found to have had $56,000 in cash hidden in a secret compartment in his vehicle. The money was seized, and a trial took place in the Harrison County Circuit Court regarding whether...

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