IN RE FORFEITURE OF 1979 FORD TRUCK

No. 79-1936.

389 So.2d 310 (1980)

In re FORFEITURE OF 1979 FORD TRUCK, # VIN F14HNEC1331.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephan P. Lange of Sandstrom & Haddad, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and G.P. Waldbart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


SCHEB, Chief Judge.

Michael E. McGee challenges the trial court's order forfeiting his 1979 Ford truck. McGee contends that the court erred because the evidence did not show that the truck was involved in an illegal drug trafficking operation. We agree and reverse.

The state petitioned for forfeiture of McGee's truck under Section 943.43, Florida Statutes (1979). The state's petition alleged that the Hendry County Sheriff seized McGee's vehicle on March 7...

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