ONE DOUGLAS DC-3 AIRCRAFT v. STATE

No. 78-1342.

376 So.2d 46 (1979)

ONE DOUGLAS DC-3 AIRCRAFT, a/k/a C-47 Aircraft, Serial Number 4306, U.S. International Aviation Registration Number N48FV, and Joel Ribler, As President of F.N.A., Inc., a Florida Corporation, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray Sandstrom and Marsha G. Madorsky of Sandstrom & Haddad, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


HOBSON, Acting Chief Judge.

The State of Florida filed a petition in the court below for a rule to show cause why appellants should not forfeit their aircraft under Section 943.43, Florida Statutes (1978), the Florida Uniform Contraband Transportation Act. The court found that the aircraft should be forfeited, and appellants appeal from that order.

In the findings and conclusions of the order of forfeiture, the trial judge made the following statement:

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