White v. State

This case is before us on remand from the United States Supreme Court following its decision on certiorari review of *549White v. State, 710 So.2d 949 (Fla.1998). In White we had held that, in the absence of exigent circumstances, the Fourth Amendment required law enforcement officers to obtain a warrant prior to seizing White’s automobile pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.1 The Supreme Court reversed this decision, holding that the search and seizure of White’s automobile did not violate the Fourth Amendment because the officers had probable cause to believe that the automobile…