ANSTEAD, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a final order forfeiting appellant's automobile to the Sheriff because of its alleged use in a criminal offense. Because we find that the trial court improperly permitted the Sheriff to rely on hearsay evidence to sustain his burden of proof, we reverse the judgment and direct that the property be discharged.
The Sheriff, to his credit, concedes that the proof of the vehicle's use in the commission of a crime would...
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