Legal Opinion
Twenty-four Thousand One Hundred & Eighty ($24,180.00) Dollars in United States Currency v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 31, 1993No. 13-92-510-CVPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.
The $24,180 in U.S. currency which is the subject of this suit was forfeited to the Hidal-go County District Attorney’s Office after the trial court found that the currency was used or intended to be used by its owner, Lawrence Baker Weeks, in the commission of the felony of illegal investment. We affirm the trial court’s ruling.
Two police officers assigned to the Drug Task Force for the County of Hidalgo assumed undercover roles as marihuana sellers after the Force received information from a confidential informant that prospective buyers wished to purchase…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Cain v. BainTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Zieben v. PlattCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1990
- Champion International Corp. v. Twelfth Court of AppealsTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Texas, the State Of v. Thirty Thousand Six Hundred Dollars and No/100 ($30,660.00) in U.S. Currency, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2004
- Gilgon, Inc. v. Hart, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
- Cantu v. Butron, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
- West v. MAINTENANCE TOOL & SUPPLY CO., INC., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2002
- Wyndham Hotel Co. v. Self, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1995
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