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STATE v. POWELSON

No. 95-4066.

680 So.2d 1089 (1996)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Richard POWELSON, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

October 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Michael J. Rocque, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

In light of the recent United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Ursery, ___ U.S. ___, 116 S.Ct. 2135, 135 L.Ed.2d 549 (1996), we reverse the trial court's granting of Defendant's motion to dismiss. This forfeiture action under Florida's Contraband Forfeiture Act followed by a criminal proceeding does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause. See id.; see also §§ 932.701-.707, Fla...

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