Legal Opinion
Ortiz, Gabriela (1997 Chrysler LHS 2C3HC56FXVH554673) v. Texas, the State Of
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided July 13, 2000No. 13-99-00798-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice NOAH KENNEDY (Retired).
The action which is the basis for this appeal began when plaintiff, the State of Texas, seized an automobile belonging to appellant herein, Gabriela Ortiz, the state having alleged that the automobile had been used in the commission of a felony. The state then filed a notice of seizure and intended forfeiture of the automobile, because when its owner (appellant) and her husband were detained, the car had sixteen pounds of cocaine concealed under its back seat.
The notice of seizure and intended forfeiture was filed on January 11, 1999, however,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. Boren, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1983
- One 1991 Chevrolet Blazer v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1995
- Clark v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
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