Bonilla v. Miami-Dade Police Department

LAGOA, Judge.

Defendant, Leonel Bonilla, petitions this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the Miami-Dade Police Department (“MDPD”) to comply with the trial court’s order granting Bonilla’s motion for return of property. For the following reasons, we grant the petition.

On July 12, 2002, the trial court granted Defendant’s motion for return of property, and ordered the MDPD to “return all currency held in connection with Metro-Dade Police case number 512342-X.” Thereafter, on February 23, 2004, the trial court entered an order granting Defendant’s sister, Ms. Ortiz, full power and…