State v. One (1) 2004 Lincoln Navigator, Vin 5lmfu27rx4lj28242

in which Justice GREEN, Justice WILLETT, Justice GUZMAN, and Justice BOYD joined, and in which Chief Justice HECHT, Justice JOHNSON, and Justice LEHRMANN joined in all but Part IV.

In this civil-forfeiture case, police officers arrested Miguel Herrera and seized his Lincoln ■ Navigator. After finding drugs during an inventory ■ search of the vehicle, the state filed a notice of seizure and intended forfeiture under Chapter 59 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, claiming that the Navigator was “contraband” under the statute.1 Herrera argued that the stop leading up to the arrest was unlawful and…