Legal Opinion
State v. Rivera
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided November 29, 1990No. 13-90-053-CVPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
This is a drug forfeiture case commenced under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15 §§ 5.03-5.08 (Vernon 1976) (repealed)1, by which the State seeks forfeiture of a 1979 Ford Welding Truck presently belonging to Rodolfo Rivera. The trial court dismissed the cause for failure to comply with the requirement of section 5.07(a), that a forfeiture hearing be set within thirty days of the defendant’s filing an answer. The State of Texas appeals by three points of error challenging the dismissal.
All three points attack the trial court’s decision to dismiss based on the provision…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McKee v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1958
- State v. Boren, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1983
- State v. $4,097 in U.S. CurrencyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1989
- Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
- Lovelace v. DowneyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. $435,000.00Texas Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. Lot 10, Pine Haven Estates, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
- 1976 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, VIN 2C16410H6 v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- 1976 Harley Davidson Motorcycle, VIN 2C16410H6 v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2003
- State v. Lot 10, Pine Haven Estates, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
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