STATE v. HODGES

No. 95-4434.

694 So.2d 820 (1997)

STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Alton HODGES, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing and Clarification Denied June 20, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Peter D. Lent, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The issue in this appeal is identical to that in State v. Powelson, 680 So.2d 1089 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). The state appeals an order dismissing a forfeiture proceeding on double jeopardy grounds. We said in Powelson:

"In light of the recent United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Ursery, ___ U.S.___, 116 S.Ct. 2135, 135 L.Ed.2d 549 (1996), we reverse the trial court's granting...

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