ONE 1976 AMERICAN JEEP v. STATE EX REL. CITY OF LARGO

No. 82-845.

427 So.2d 364 (1983)

ONE 1976 AMERICAN JEEP IDENTIFICATION NO. J6F83EA002081, TAG FEF-421, and Robert W. Montgomery, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, ex rel. CITY OF LARGO, for the Use and Benefit of the LARGO POLICE DEPARTMENT, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

March 2, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ky M. Koch of Bauer & Koch, Clearwater, for appellants.

James T. Russell, State Atty., and C. Marie King, Asst. State Atty., Clearwater, for appellees.


GRIMES, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant Robert Montgomery seeks reversal of an order of forfeiture of his 1976 American Motors Jeep. The state claimed that the vehicle had been used to aid in the commission of a felony and was subject to forfeiture as contraband under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.

The facts leading to the seizure of Montgomery's jeep are not disputed. Montgomery was arrested and charged with burglary. Following his arrest, Montgomery...

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