IN RE FORFEITURE OF $13,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY

No. 87-664.

522 So.2d 408 (1988)

In re FORFEITURE OF $13,000.00 U.S. CURRENCY. George Francis BOND, Appellant, v. Robert EAGAN, Etc., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

As Clarified on Rehearing March 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank E. Merrick, Orlando, for appellant.

Robert Eagan, State Atty., Ninth Judicial Circuit, and Joseph A. Cocchiarella, Asst. State Atty., Orlando, for appellees.


SHARP, Chief Judge.

Bond appeals from a final judgment of forfeiture in favor of the state. The trial court's order and final judgment were specifically based on the adverse application of section 90.510, Florida Statutes (1985) against Bond. We reverse and hold that section 90.510 does not apply in a forfeiture case where the state claims privileged confidential communications are necessary in order to successfully assert a claim for forfeiture against the person...

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