Wright v. State

In conjunction with his arrest for robbery, the sheriffs office confiscated appellant’s personal effects, which included the sum of $499.55. After appellant was sentenced, he filed a motion for return of property, alleging that all of the money taken from the bank robbery was accounted for and had been returned to the proper bank officials, and that the $499.55 taken from him was his private property and not related to any criminal activity. The court denied appellant’s motion without explanation and without a hearing.

Appellant contends that it was error to deny his motion without a hearing…