Legal Opinion
Silguero v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided January 30, 2009No. 13-07-113-CV, 13-07-434-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice YÁÑEZ.
Through both a petition for writ of mandamus and an appeal, relators and appellants, Oscar Silguero, Luis Silguero, and San Juanita Silguero (the “Silgueros”), challenge the trial court’s order reinstating the underlying forfeiture action following a dismissal for want of prosecution. We conditionally grant the petition for writ of mandamus and dismiss the appeal.
I. Background
On September 23, 1999, the State commenced a forfeiture action against a five-acre tract of land. 1 See generally Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. arts. 59.01-.14 (Vernon 2006 & Supp.2008). On…
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