Alexander v. State

KEITH, Justice.

The appeal is from a final judgment which declared money seized in a gambling arrest “was used as equipment and paraphernalia for gaming purposes, and that said money is capable of being used for some legal purposes”.1 It was ordered that the money be delivered to Galveston County under the provisions of Tex. Code Crim. Proc.Ann. art. 18.18(a) (Supp.1976-1977). We will designate the parties as “Claimant” and “State”, respectively.

On December 6, 1974, Galveston Police Officers and Agents of the Department of Public Safety, armed with search warrants, arrested Claimant just…