Supreme Court of Florida
Velez v. Miami-Dade County Police Dep't, SC04-1944
The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act gives a person in possession of the property at the time of seizure standing to participate in the adversarial preliminary hearing without showing a proprietary interest in the property. (Revised opinion)
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/22/2006
- Published 06/22/2006
Judges
- BELL, J.
Court
- Supreme Court of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Paul Morris, Miami, FL, and Robert A. Rosenblatt, Pinecrest, FL, for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Roberto Elpidio Fiallo and Robert Knabe, Miami, FL, for Respondent.