RUIZ v. STATE

No. 98-0695.

743 So.2d 581 (1999)

Eduardo RUIZ, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 22, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve M. Glerum of Steve M. Glerum, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ettie Feistmann, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


GROSS, J.

Eduardo Ruiz appeals his conviction of attempted first degree murder and his sentence of twenty years in prison, which was an upward departure from the sentencing guidelines. We affirm.

Ruiz challenges the seizure of his 1988 Honda Civic. Prior to the seizure, the police had probable cause to seize the car, since a shotgun had been fired from it on Interstate 95, injuring the driver of another vehicle. An officer went to Ruiz's residence and was...

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