State v. Romero

OPINION ON STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appellee was charged with possession of marihuana and possession of cocaine. In a forfeiture proceeding the trial court entered a judgment releasing cash and personal property to the State. Additionally, according to the Court of Appeals’ recitation of the facts, the State Comptroller assessed and sought to collect a controlled substance stamp tax of $476,726 from the defendant in connection with the marihuana. State v. Romero, 907 S.W.2d 858, 859 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1995). The State seized $3,246.04 from Appellee’s bank account…