Legal Opinion
State v. Silver Chevrolet Pickup VIN 1GCEC14T7YE257128 Tag No. 3TMX16
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2004No. 03-0426PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Per curiam
The Texas Code of Criminal Procedure provides that when the State seeks forfeiture of property used in a criminal enterprise, it “shall file a lis pendens notice” no later than three days after civil forfeiture proceedings are commenced. TEX.CODE CRIM. PROC. art. 59.04(g). In this case, we must decide whether the State’s failure to timely file a lis pendens notice deprives the court of jurisdiction. We hold that it does not. Accordingly, we reverse the court of appeals’ judgment.
On October 18, 2001, Parmer County law enforcement officers discovered marijuana growing interspersed with a corn…
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