Legal Opinion
$24,156.00 in U.S. Currency v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
Decided March 25, 2008No. 06-07-00061-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice CARTER.
This is an appeal from a forfeiture proceeding brought under Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure in which the trial court ordered the forfeiture of $24,156.00 seized from Donald Rhyne when his vehicle was searched incident to his April 2002 arrest. Rhyne complains that the trial court erred as a matter of law by granting summary judgment in favor of the State. Specifically, he contends the State never perfected service of process.
I. BACKGROUND
State Trooper Jason Graham pulled over Rhyne on April 10, 2002, for speeding, and Graham smelled the odor…
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