STATE v. RIVERA

No. 13-90-053-CV.

804 S.W.2d 141 (1990)

STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. Rodolfo RIVERA, Jr. and 1979 Ford Welding Truck, In Rem, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled November 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos Valdez and Bradford M. Condit, Corpus Christi, for appellant.

Celso Rodriguez, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and DORSEY and KEYS, JJ.


OPINION

DORSEY, Justice.

This is a drug forfeiture case commenced under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 4476-15 §§ 5.03-5.08 (Vernon 1976) (repealed)1 by which the State seeks forfeiture of a 1979 Ford Welding Truck presently belonging to Rodolfo Rivera. The trial court dismissed the cause for failure to comply with the requirement of section 5.07(a), that a forfeiture hearing be set within thirty days of the defendant's...

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