Legal Opinion

Approximately $31,421.00 v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 24, 2015No. 14-14-00385-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Martha Hill Jamison, Justice

This is an appeal from a final judgment to seize money from Fredi Azuara Enri-*75quez.1 In four issues, Enriquez challenges the sufficiency of the evidence and complains of jury charge error and violations of his constitutional rights. Because we hold that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the jury’s finding on contraband, we reverse the trial court’s judgment, render judgment ordering the State to return the seized proceeds to Enriquez, and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Background

Enriquez and another individual disembarked…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. City of Keller v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 2005
  2. United States v. JacobsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Reid v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Osterberg v. PecaTexas Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State v. $11,014.00Texas Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Ameal Woods and Jordan Davis v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2025
  2. State v. Approximately $110,540.00, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2019
  3. State v. Ten Thousand Two Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($10,214.00), Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2020
  4. The State of Texas v. Approximately $319,925.00 United States Currency v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2026

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