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$7,687.00 U.S. CURRENCY v. STATE

No. 12-96-00165-CV.

963 S.W.2d 775 (1997)

$7,687.00 U.S. CURRENCY; One Panasonic Pager, Serial # EP-2B4; and Controlled Substance (Marijuana), Appellants, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

August 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Gladden, Houston, for appellants.

Patrice C. Savage, William M. Jennings, Longview, for appellee.

Before RAMEY, C.J., and HOLCOMB and HADDEN, JJ.

HOLCOMB, Justice.

Charles Dade ("Dade") appeals the judgment of the trial court forfeiting $7,687.00, a Panasonic pager, and a controlled substance (marijuana). He asserts that there was insufficient evidence that the money had a nexus to a drug transaction, and that the costs of investigating, apprehending and prosecuting him was overwhelmingly disproportionate to the property forfeited, which constitutes punishment under Article 1, Section 14 of the TEXAS CONSTITUTION...

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