Brooks v. Gillum

LEHAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Appellant challenges the forfeiture of his pickup truck by appellee, raising five points on appeal. We affirm.

Appellant first argues that his due process rights were violated because appellee failed to give him immediate notice of his right to request an adversary hearing upon the seizure of his truck, as required by Dep’t of Law Enforcement v. Real Property, 588 So.2d 957, 965 (Fla.1991) (hereafter DLE). It is true that appellee’s petition for rule to show cause, filed on October 2, 1991, failed to give such notice. At that point, appellant’s truck had already been…