Supreme Court of Louisiana, 1981

State v. Madere

State v. Madere
Supreme Court of Louisiana · Decided June 22, 1981 · Dennis, Lemmon, Watson
400 So. 2d 665; 1981 La. LEXIS 8398 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

State v. Madere

Opinion of the Court

DENNIS, Justice.

This is an appeal by the state from a district court judgment declaring uncohsti-tutional La.R.S. 15:31 insofar as it subjects gambling devices to immediate confiscation and destruction even when they are not used for gambling. The judgment is reversed. A gambling device, as defined by La.R.S. 15:31(B), constitutes contraband. Accordingly, a statute requiring its confiscation and immediate destruction does not violate due process or property rights under either the state or federal constitution. Brown v. State, etc., 392 So.2d 415 (La. 1980).

REVERSED.

WATSON and LEMMON, JJ., dissent.

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