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LEWIS v. RUTHERFORD

No. 1D11-5233.

117 So.3d 30 (2013)

Walter LEWIS, Appellant, v. John RUTHERFORD, as Sheriff of Duval County, Florida, Appellee. In re Forfeiture of the Following Described Property: Currency Submitted Under CCR 07-13994, Submission #428787, $99,770.00 U.S. Currency.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Lewis, pro se.

Stephen Grissett , Assistant State Attorney, Jacksonville, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Walter Lewis challenges the trial court's denial of his motion seeking return of $99,770.00 in United States currency seized from him in 2007. We affirm.

On February 12, 2007, during a routine traffic stop, officers from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) seized from Lewis's vehicle a black tote bag containing almost $100,000 in cash banded together in stacks of $1,000. Officers smelled a strong odor...

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