State v. Lovelace

OPINION

PAUL PRESSLER, Justice.

The State of Texas sought forfeiture of $435,000. In its sole point of error, the State contends that the trial court erred in granting the appellee’s motion to dismiss under the Controlled Substances Act, Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15 § 5.07(a) (now repealed), because the forfeiture hearing was not held within thirty days of the day an answer was filed. The trial court is affirmed because another panel of this court held that section 5.07(a) is mandatory in Lovelace v. Downey, 783 S.W.2d 824 (Tex.App. — Houston [14th Dist.] 1990, orig. proceeding).

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