Spurs v. State

SMITH, Justice (Assigned).

This is an appeal from a judgment granting forfeiture of $17,590 pursuant to the provisions of The Texas Controlled Substances Act, Vernon’s Annotated Civil Statutes, Art. 4476-15 et seq. (Vernon Supp. 1986). The trial court found that the money was derived from the sale of marijuana and subject to forfeiture to the State of Texas.

The facts of this case are for the most part undisputed. On April 29, 1986, Appellant, Clarence Spurs, was stopped by a police officer for a traffic violation. The officer observed a ledger, a gun, and $17,-590 in U.S. currency in Spurs’…