Legal Opinion
One 1991 Chevrolet Blazer v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided August 25, 1995No. 07-94-0291-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Justice.
Appellant, Kurt Allen Simon, presents eleven points of error for review. Because the first three dispose of the appeal, we address only them. Through the three, Simon asks the novel question of whether the State of Texas timely initiated proceedings to forfeit his 1991 Chevrolet Blazer (Blazer) and a sum of cash. We answer no and reverse.
FACTS
On October 12, 1993, an officer of the Texas Department Of Public Safety stopped Simon and another individual as they drove through Dalhart, Texas. Found inside the vehicle were approximately 29 pounds of marihuana. Simon was arrested and…
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