Legal Opinion
State v. $5,500.00 IN US CURRENCY
Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)
Decided April 16, 2009No. 08-07-00235-CVPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
296 S.W.3d 696 (2009)
The STATE of Texas,
v.
FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY.
No. 08-07-00235-CV.
Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.
April 16, 2009.
Dale D. Jensen, Asst. District Attorney-Civil Section, Dallas, TX, for Appellant.
Martin LeNoir, Dallas, TX, for Appellee.
Before CHEW, C.J., McCLURE, and CARR, JJ.
OPINION
ANN CRAWFORD McCLURE, Justice.
The State of Texas appeals from a judgment denying its petition for forfeiture of $5,500 alleged to be contraband. We reverse and remand.
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2Cases cited33 opinions
- Illinois v. GatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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3Cited by2 opinions
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