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TAFEL v. STATE

Nos. 16-1019, 16-1020.

536 S.W.3d 517 (2017)

Mark Ken TAFEL, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Texas, Respondent. Mark Ken Tafel, Petitioner, v. The State of Texas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Opinion Delivered: December 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Alan Bennett , Sheely Lovelace & Mayfield P.C., Waco, TX, Rickey Lee Bryan , Bryan Law Firm PLLC, Hamilton, TX, for Petitioner.

John A. Kuchera , Attorney at Law, Waco, TX, B.J. Shepherd , District Attorney, David Adam Sibley, Jr. , Meridian, TX, John E. Terrill , Senior Prosecuting Attorney, Stephenville, TX, for Respondent.

This appeal involves the forfeiture of two handguns pursuant to Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 18.19. Two questions are presented. The first is whether the forfeiture proceedings are civil in nature so that this Court has jurisdiction. The second, which we may consider only if we answer the first "yes," is whether conviction for ...

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