$1760.00 in United States Currency, 37 "8" Liner MacHines v. State

COURT OF APPEALS SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS FORT WORTH NO. 02-11-00391-CV $1760.00 IN UNITED STATES APPELLANT CURRENCY, 37 “8” LINER MACHINES V. THE STATE OF TEXAS APPELLEE ---------- FROM COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3 OF TARRANT COUNTY ---------- OPINION ---------- I. INTRODUCTION This is a civil forfeiture case. Appellant Sammy Dean Barnes, owner of Magic Games Game Room, appeals the trial court’s order forfeiting $1,760.00 in United States currency and thirty-seven “eight-liner” machines to the State as gambling proceeds and gambling devices. We are asked to address an issue of first impression:…