CAMPBELL v. CHIN

No. 1D11-5712.

84 So.3d 475 (2012)

Larry CAMPBELL, Sheriff of Leon County, Appellant, v. Alston A. CHIN, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 12, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Scott D. Makar , Solicitor General, and Louis F. Hubener , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, and Terrell C. Madigan of Madigan Law Firm, P.L., Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Susan Wilkinson Harnden of The Harnden Law Firm, LLC, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, Larry Campbell, challenges a final order of the criminal court returning currency that was seized from Appellee, Alston A. Chin, after his arrest for drug charges. Contrary to Appellant's argument, the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction to rule on the motion, even though Appellant contended the currency was seized pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, because trial courts have inherent authority over property held in

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