Legal Opinion

In re Forfeiture of a 1981 Ford Automobile, VIN 3ABP32F8BU154691

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 10, 1988No. 87-0780PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

HERSEY, Chief Judge.

Appellant, the City of Fort Lauderdale, appeals the lower court’s final summary *632judgment in favor of appellee, John Coppe, in a forfeiture proceeding. The summary judgment was based on a previous order granting Coppe’s motion to suppress certain evidence seized after an investigatory stop and a warrantless search of Coppe’s vehicle.

At the hearing on the motion to suppress, testimony of detectives Barbara Stafford and Michael Spasaro established that at about 5:10 p.m. on August 24, 1981, Stafford received an anonymous phone call from a male individual who told her that a…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. StevensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
  2. Hetland v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. State v. HetlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  4. State v. BennettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  5. Mock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Alvarez v. City of HialeahDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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