STATE v. GARZA

No. C-8267.

783 S.W.2d 198 (1989)

STATE of Texas, Petitioner, v. Sandra GARZA and Ernesto Garza, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled February 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradford M. Condit, Carlos Valdez, Corpus Christi, for petitioner.

A. Deniz Tor, Corpus Christi, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

The court of appeals in this cause has construed section 5.05(a) of the Texas Controlled Substances Act1 ("the Act") to require the State to file an action for forfeiture of a vehicle used to transport illegal drugs within thirty days after seizure of the vehicle by agents of the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency. Because this construction directly conflicts with other statutory provisions, a majority of this Court grants the...

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