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IN RE APP. 48,900 DOLLARS IN U.S. CURRENCY

No. 81-1945.

432 So.2d 1382 (1983)

In re Forfeiture of APPROXIMATELY FORTY-EIGHT THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($48,900.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY and Other Personal Property.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce W. Jolly of Shailer & Purdy, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant/cross appellee-Town of Davie.

Jerold H. Reichler of Law Offices of Fleisher & Reichler, Miami Beach, for appellee/cross appellant-Richard B. Chaiken.

HURLEY, Judge.

This appeal emanates from a forfeiture proceeding pursuant to the "Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act," Sections 943.41-44, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980).1 After considering the procedures which govern forfeiture actions, we conclude that the proceedings below were flawed to such an extent that we must reverse.

The Town of Davie initiated this case by filing a Complaint for Rule to Show Cause and for Final Order of...

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