Legal Opinion
$27,920.00 in U.S. Currency v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 8, 2001No. 06-00-00069-CVPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice GRANT.
David Yingling appeals from the trial court’s order denying his Motion to Return Funds. Police stopped a sport utility vehicle (S.U.V.) owned by Yingling and driven by James Tosh Keele, who was accompanied by an unnamed passenger. The vehicle was searched and $5,900 was found on *535Keele and $22,020 was found in a rear panel of the S.U.V. Police seized the money, but released the S.U.V. to Keele, apparently without issuing a ticket or making an arrest.
The State filed a Notice of Seizure and Intended Forfeiture in which it alleged that the money constituted…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sterner v. Marathon Oil Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Glover v. Texas General Indemnity Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1996
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Deschenes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2008
- $24,156.00 in U.S. Currency v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- $43,774.00 U.S. Currency v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- $130,510.00 in U.S. Lawful Currency v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2008
- State v. Ninety Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Five Dollars & No Cents in United States Currency ($90,235.00) & 2000 Black Lincoln Navigator VIN: 5LMPU28A7YLJ10865, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2011
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