GONZALEZ v. STATE

No. 13-91-112-CV.

832 S.W.2d 706 (1992)

Leonel Madrigal GONZALEZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

June 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glen A. Barnard, Harlingen, for appellant.

Luis V. Saenz, County Criminal Dist. Atty., Oscar Ponce, Asst. County Atty., Brownsville, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and SEERDEN, J., and GERALD T. BISSETT J. (Assigned).


OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

Appellant Leonel Madrigal Gonzalez appeals from the judgment of the trial court forfeiting $94,000. By a single point of error, appellant contends that the trial court erred in granting a Post-Answer Default Judgment and forfeiture of the United States currency. We reverse and remand the cause for trial.

On October 24, 1990, pursuant to Tex. Code Crim.Proc.Ann. art. 59.01(2) (Vernon Supp.1992), the State seized what they...

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