ONE CAR, 1996 DODGE X-CAB TRUCK v. STATE

No. 09-03-105 CV.

122 S.W.3d 422 (2003)

ONE CAR, 1996 DODGE X-CAB TRUCK WHITE IN COLOR 5YC-T17 VIN 3B7HC13Z5TG163723, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Decided December 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Wesley Tunnell, Tunnell & Cox, LLP, Lufkin, for appellants.

John S. Holleman, Criminal Dist. Atty., Jonathan Petix, Asst. Criminal Dist. Atty., Livingston, for state.

Before McKEITHEN, C.J., BURGESS and GAULTNEY, JJ.


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Ray and Sondra Carroll appeal the judgment of the trial court ordering forfeiture of their truck.1 In their sole issue on appeal, the Carrolls contend the forfeiture of their vehicle, under Chapter 59, Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. (Vernon Supp.2003), for trace amounts of methamphetamine, violates the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States

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