STATE, HIGHWAY PATROL v. FORFEITURE OF (29,980.00)

No. 3D01-259.

802 So.2d 1171 (2001)

The STATE of Florida, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL, Appellant, v. In re The FORFEITURE OF TWENTY NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (29,980.00) IN U.S. CURRENCY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

December 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Paulette R. Taylor, Assistant Attorney General, for appellant.

Stanley Jay Bartel, for appellee.

Before COPE, FLETCHER, and RAMIREZ, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The Florida Highway Patrol ("FHP") appeals the trial court's ruling that James Chancelor has standing to challenge the forfeiture of $29,980.00, as well as the trial court's granting of summary judgment in favor of Chancelor. We affirm the trial court's finding that Chancelor has standing, but reverse the granting of summary judgment.

At a full evidentiary hearing to determine Chancelor's standing as a claimant, the trial court heard testimony...

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