$429.30 in United States Currency v. State

OPINION

WILSON, Justice.

Claimant, Lucretia Lynn Monroe, appeals the trial court’s entry of default judgment in a civil forfeiture proceeding. Monroe is an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Hobby Unit, and proceeds pro se for this appeal.

In her sole point of error, Monroe contends the trial court committed reversible error by entering a default judgment against her and ordering her property, the $429.30, forfeited to the State. We reverse and remand for trial.

Summary of Facts

On May 23, 1994, Gina DeBottis, an Assistant District Attorney for Walker County, filed a notice of…