Legal Opinion
Vara v. Sharp
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 6, 1994No. 3-93-466-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIDD, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether evidence obtained from an unconstitutional warrantless search may be used in a civil tax proceeding. Jesus Alberto Vara, appellant, challenges a tax assessed against him under the Controlled Substances Tax Act. Tex.Tax Code Ann. §§ 159.001-.301 (West 1992). The assessment was based on evidence obtained from a warrantless search. Vara filed a refund suit against appellees John Sharp in his capacity as Comptroller of Public Accounts, Attorney General Dan Morales, and former State Treasurer Kay Bailey Hutchinson (collectively “the…
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