Juste v. State

Marxene Juste has filed a petition for writ of mandamus, which we treat as an appeal of the trial court’s order summarily denying his motion for return of personal property seized by law enforcement. We reverse the. trial court’s order denying the motion.

In October of 2005, Juste was arrested and charged with several felonies. At the time of his arrest, $1251 in United States currency was seized from him by the North Miami Police Department. Juste alleges that these monies continue to be held by the North Miami Police Department or by the Miami-Dade Police Department.

Juste filed an initial…