$8,353.00 U.S. Currency v. State

In this forfeiture case, the trial court granted the claimant’s motion to dismiss and dismissed the suit with prejudice, finding that the State failed to request a hearing within 30 days of claimant’s answer, as formerly required by Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 4476-15, § 5.07(a), Act of May 28, 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., ch. 429, 1973 Tex. Gen.Laws 1132, 1161, as amended, Act of May 25,1985, 69th Leg., R.S., ch. 227, § 13, 1985 Tex.Gen.Laws 1102, 1124. The court of appeals reversed the judgment and remanded the cause to the trial court to reinstate the case, stating that “[w]e agree with the…