IN RE FORFEITURE OF 1988 LINCOLN TOWN CAR

No. 2D01-1249.

826 So.2d 342 (2002)

In re Forfeiture of One 1988 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, VIN 1LNBM81F8JY612959 and One 1986 Lincoln Town Car, VIN 1LNBP96F7GY660841. William F. Balkwill, as Sheriff of Sarasota County, Appellant, v. Joseph T. DeGregorio, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Electra Theodorides-Bustle, General Counsel, Sarasota, and Sarah E. Warren, Sarasota, co-counsel for Appellant.

Susan J. Silverman, Sarasota, for Appellee.


FULMER, Judge.

In this appeal, the Sheriff of Sarasota County contests a final summary judgment entered by the trial court in the forfeiture action. We reverse the summary judgment as it applies to the 1988 Lincoln Town Car because we conclude Joseph T. DeGregorio lacked standing to assert a claim to the vehicle.

In July 1999, the sheriffs office began an investigation into possible criminal activity involving two vehicles, a grey 1986 Lincoln Town Car and...

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