Legal Opinion
State v. 1998 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)
Decided January 13, 2009No. 07-08-0073-CVPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BRIAN QUINN, Chief Justice.
The State appeals from the trial court’s denial of its motion to forfeit the 1998 Toyota Land Cruiser of Cole Austin Do-nelson. We agree, reverse, and remand.
Background
The Land Cruiser was seized after Do-nelson was found selling marijuana from it. Donelson sought to recover the vehicle. At issue was the propriety of the detention that resulted in his arrest.
In permitting Donelson to recover the Cruiser, the trial court determined, via written conclusions of law, that the interaction between the arresting officer and Donelson was not a consensual encounter…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
- State v. RossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
- State v. Garcia-CantuCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
- Johnson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- State v. $11,014.00Texas Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Hobart T. Richardson, Jr. v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2015
- Morgan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2010
- Ima McAdams, Individually and as of the Estate of J.Y. McAdams, and Barbara McAdams Billups v. J.Y. JR. (J.T.) McAdams and Annie McAdams, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2002
- Kelli Noel Torrence v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
- Kelli Noel Torrence v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 2nd District (Fort Worth)2011
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