Dugar v. State

CIRE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment ordering forfeiture to the State of gambling proceeds. On December 6, 1974 appellant Rudolph Dugar was arrested in a gambling raid, and $7,692.39 was seized from him at that time. On December 16,1974 the State of Texas brought suit in the 10th Judicial District Court of Galveston County, asking that the money be forfeited to the State as gambling equipment and paraphernalia under Article 18.18 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. On March 18, 1975 appellant was convicted in the 122nd Judicial District Court of Galveston County of the offense…