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MATTER OF U.S. CURRENCY TOTALING $75,000.00

S-23-0048.

539 P.3d 92 (2023)

2023 WY 114

In the MATTER OF U.S. CURRENCY TOTALING $75,000.00: The State of Wyoming, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. Lorenzo Gallaga, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

November 30, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Bridget Hill , Wyoming Attorney General; Jenny L. Craig , Deputy Attorney General; Kristen R. Jones , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Kellsie J. Singleton , Senior Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Ms. Singleton.

Representing Appellee: Donald E. Miller , Miller Law Firm, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

Before FOX, C.J., and KAUTZ, BOOMGAARDEN, GRAY, and FENN, JJ.

[¶1] After law enforcement seized $75,000 in United States currency from Lorenzo Gallaga, the State of Wyoming filed a civil in rem action for forfeiture of the currency. The district court denied forfeiture because it decided the State had failed to meet its burden of showing Mr. Gallaga's presence in Wyoming with the...

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