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TRAMEL v. STEWART

No. 89032.

697 So.2d 821 (1997)

Thomas S. TRAMEL, III, as Sheriff of Columbia County, Petitioner, v. Charles STEWART, Jr., and Beverly J. Stewart, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rod Bowdoin and Teresa Byrd Morgan of Darby, Peele, Bowdoin & Payne, Lake City, for petitioner.

Stephen N. Bernstein of the Law Office of Stephen N. Bernstein, P.A., Gainesville, for respondents.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Jacqueline H. Dowd, Asst. Atty. Gen., Orlando, for amicus curiae State of Florida.

Robert S. Griscti of Turner & Griscti, P.A., Gainesville, for amicus curiae Florida Ass'n of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Arthur I. Jacobs, Fernandina Beach, for amicus curiae Florida Prosecuting Attys. Ass'n.

Harold M. Robbins, Jr., Executive Director, Tallahassee, for amicus curiae Florida Police Chiefs Ass'n.

PER CURIAM.

We have for review Stewart v. Tramel, 695 So.2d 729 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996), in which the district court certified the following question to be of great public importance:

WHETHER ARTICLE X, SECTION 4, FLA. CONST., PROHIBITS CIVIL FORFEITURE OF HOMESTEAD PROPERTY PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 932.701.702, FLA.STAT., WHEN THE PROCEEDS OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY ARE INVESTED IN OR USED TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY?

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