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PREAR v. STATE

No. 04-95-00316-CR.

933 S.W.2d 643 (1996)

Jennifer Lynn PREAR, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

September 25, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brook A. Busbee, Dallas, for appellant.

Pamela Sullivan Berdanier, Assistant District Attorney, Dallas, for appellee.

Before CHAPA, C.J., and STONE and GREEN, JJ.

OPINION

GREEN, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether double jeopardy barred Jennifer Lynn Prear's prosecution for possession of a controlled substance after the State obtained a forfeiture arising from the same transaction. Because we find that civil forfeiture is not punishment for purposes of double jeopardy, we affirm.

Summary of Facts

The State charged Prear with possession of a controlled substance and initiated forfeiture proceedings...

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