Legal Opinion
Ledford v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 22, 1998No. 426-97PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
2Per curiam
Appellant was arrested for possession of cocaine. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts assessed Appellant $440,000 in taxes and penalties based upon his possession of the cocaine. In response, Appellant sent a money order in the amount of $100 to the Comptroller. Appellant was charged by felony indictment with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. The' criminal charge was based on the same cocaine that was the subject of the tax. Appellant filed a motion to quash the indictment and a motion to suppress, claiming…
3Cases cited2 opinions
- Ex Parte WardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1998
- Stennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
4Cited by4 opinions
- Ledford v. ThomasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2001
- Matthew Todd Ledford v. Tommy Thomas, Sheriff, Harris County, Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Ledford v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- State v. RochaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1999