Legal Opinion
$2067 in U.S. Currency v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 10, 1988No. 2-87-062-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FENDER, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal by appellant Sheila M. Proutt from a judgment forfeiting $2067 in U.S. currency, three handguns and fifty-one capsules containing a controlled substance to the State of Texas pursuant to TEX.REV.CIV.STAT.ANN. art. 4476-15, sec. 5.03 (Vernon Supp.1988).
We reverse and remand.
On September 30, 1986, an officer from the Fort Worth Police Department was dispatched to the 5500 block of Bonnell Street to investigate a disturbance involving a supposed shooting between two females fighting over stolen property in the trunk of a vehicle. When the officer…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Garza v. AlviarTexas Supreme Court · 1965
- United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gearing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Sorenson v. FerrieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- $7,058.84 in U.S. Currency v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
- Spurs v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)1993
- $22,922.00 v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- $11,014.00 v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1992
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