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$24,180.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY v. STATE

No. 13-92-510-CV.

865 S.W.2d 181 (1993)

TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ($24,180.00) DOLLARS IN UNITED STATES CURRENCY, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Overruled October 7, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Connors, III, McAllen, for appellant.

Theodore C. Hake, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Rene Guerra, Dist. & County Atty., Cynthia

A. Morales, Asst. Crim. Dist. Atty., Edinburg, for appellee.

Before GILBERTO HINOJOSA and DORSEY, JJ., and NYE, J. (Retired).

OPINION

GILBERTO HINOJOSA, Justice.

The $24,180 in U.S. currency which is the subject of this suit was forfeited to the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office after the trial court found that the currency was used or intended to be used by its owner, Lawrence Baker Weeks, in the commission of the felony of illegal investment. We affirm the trial court's ruling.

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