OWEN v. STATE

No. BF-309.

483 So.2d 453 (1986)

Harold OWEN and One (1) 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV Automobile, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied March 7, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold Owen, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Eric J. Taylor, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


WIGGINTON, Judge.

This appeal is before us from an order denying Owen's rule 1.540 motion to vacate an earlier order of forfeiture. We affirm.

On July 9, 1982, a 1976 Lincoln Continental Mark IV, registered to Owen, was seized by the Bay County Sheriff's Office for its use in a narcotics transaction, in violation of sections 932.701-932.704, Florida Statutes (1981). A petition for forfeiture of the automobile, or for Rule to Show Cause, was filed by the State...

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