Legal Opinion
State v. Approximately $2,000,000.00 in United States Currency
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided December 27, 1991No. 01-90-01151-CVPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TREVATHAN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal of an amended order of dismissal in an in rem forfeiture proceeding. We affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
On May 24, 1990, the Houston Police Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service, seized $1,446,035.00 from the residence of Rosa Bazan. On May 25, 1990, the State filed a forfeiture action in state district court naming Rosa Bazan as the “owner and possessor” of the money in question. Bazan filed an answer admitting the money was found at her home and stating “that she was the rightful claimant and that the State of…
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