STATE v. APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000.00 IN U.S. CURENCY

No. 01-90-01151-CV.

822 S.W.2d 721 (1991)

The STATE of Texas, Appellant, v. APPROXIMATELY $2,000,000.00 IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

December 27, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Holmes, Dist. Atty., William Delmore, III, Calvin Hartmann, Houston, for appellant.

Ron S. Rainey, Houston, for appellee.

Before TREVATHAN, C.J., and COHEN and O'CONNOR, JJ.


OPINION

TREVATHAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal of an amended order of dismissal in an in rem forfeiture proceeding. We affirm.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

On May 24, 1990, the Houston Police Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service, seized $1,446,035.00 from the residence of Rosa Bazan. On May 25, 1990, the State filed a forfeiture action in state district court naming Rosa Bazan as the "owner and possessor"...

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