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ONE 1985 CHEVROLET v. STATE

No. D-2522.

852 S.W.2d 932 (1993)

ONE 1985 CHEVROLET, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Overruled June 16, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. McGarvey, Dallas, for petitioner.

Lisa A. Moye, Dallas, Dan Morales, Austin, John Vance, Dallas, for respondent.

Before GAMMAGE, HECHT and ENOCH, JJ.

OPINION

GAMMAGE, Justice.

This is a forfeiture case involving a pickup truck alleged to have been used in the crime of theft. The trial court rendered summary judgment for the truck's owner because the theft was complete before she ever placed the goods in her vehicle. The court of appeals, with one justice dissenting, reversed and rendered judgment for the State, holding that the legislature intended a liberal construction of the words "used in the commission...

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