Legal Opinion
State v. Romero
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided September 14, 1995No. 01-94-01219-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
We are again confronted with the issue of whether a civil forfeiture is “punishment” for purposes of double jeopardy protection.
Fact summary
On January 13,1994, the State charged the defendant with the offenses of possession of marihuana (cause number 678626) and possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver (cause number 678627). On May 10, 1994, the trial court issued a forfeiture judgment against the defendant for $69,160 in cash, a 1980 Ford, and three scales. The State requested the court set aside the final judgment in the forfeiture action, and on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Department of Revenue of Mont. v. Kurth RanchSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Van Hoang v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
- LeBlanc v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
- Johnson v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1994
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. Lara, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
- Kaman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1996
- State v. RomeroCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1997
- Doan Phi Nguyen v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1996
- State v. RomeroCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
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