Texas Supreme Court May 14, 2010, 08-0465 (State v. $281,420.00 in United States Currency)

combined-opinion

Justice O’NEILL

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Law enforcement officers seized a truck while it was being towed and discovered a large amount of cash hidden in the axle. In this forfeiture proceeding that followed, neither the truck’s owner nor the person who arranged the tow came forward to assert an interest in the currency.