IN RE FORFEITURE OF 1978 BMW AUTO.

No. 87-1480.

524 So.2d 1077 (1988)

In re FORFEITURE OF 1978 BMW AUTOMOBILE, ID NO. 5414991. Lawrence RUSSELL, Sharon Russell and James Russell, Appellants, v. Frank WANICKA, Sheriff of Lee County, Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon R. Duncan of Gerald, Cary & Duncan, Fort Myers, for appellants.

Barry R. Hillmyer of Waldorf, Kiesel & Hillmyer, Fort Myers, for appellee.


RYDER, Acting Chief Judge.

In this appeal, we are called upon to decide two interesting and novel questions concerning the effect of the Florida Juvenile Justice Act upon a forfeiture proceeding under sections 932.701 — 932.704, Florida Statutes (1985).

The Sheriff of Lee County filed in the circuit court below a "Petition for Rule to Show Cause and for Final Judgment and Order of Forfeiture," alleging that the vehicle named in the style of this case...

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