HICKS v. CITY OF HIALEAH

No. 94-1950.

647 So.2d 984 (1994)

Isaac HICKS, Appellant, v. The CITY OF HIALEAH, Appellee. In re FORFEITURE OF $17,703, IN U.S. CURRENCY, ETC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 14, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.T. Smith, P.A., and Charlene Bellinger-Honig, Miami, for appellant.

Alejandro Vilarello, City Atty., and Melissa Volker, Asst. City Atty., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, COPE and GODERICH, JJ.


COPE, Judge.

Isaac Hicks appeals a non-final order in a forfeiture case. We reverse.

The City of Hialeah Police Department arrested Hicks for drug trafficking. At the time of the arrest the police seized $17,703 and other personal property. The City initiated forfeiture proceedings.1

Insofar as pertinent here, the City served Hicks with the forfeiture complaint and probable cause determination by using certified mail, not...

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