03/16/2020 “See News Release 010 for any Concurrences and/or Dissents.”
SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 20-KK-0039
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
ERIC PAUL MCNEIL
ORDER
Writ granted in part. To the extent relator has requested return of seized
property (consisting of firearms) that has already been sold at auction, that claim is
moot in the context of this criminal case. However, because the district court did not
consider relator's additional claim for property (consisting of ammunition, containers,
etc.) that was not included in the order of May 16, 2017, authorizing the auction, this
matter is remanded to the district court to consider the merits of that claim. See
generally La. R.S. 15:41(“Disposition of property seized in connection with criminal
proceedings”). In all other aspects, this application is denied.
New Orleans, Louisiana this _____ day of March 2020
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Associate Justice, for the Court