Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Fortune
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 28, 2003No. 1D01-3290PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
857 So.2d 370 (2003)
Tony MURPHY, et al., Appellant,
v.
Kenneth W. FORTUNE Sheriff of Jefferson County, Appellee.
No. 1D01-3290.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
October 28, 2003.
Dennis E. Boothe, of Dennis E. Boothe, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellant.
No appearance for Appellee.
HAWKES, J.
The facts of this forfeiture action are not contested. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department seized $30,180.00 from Appellant, Tony Murphy, pursuant to section 932.703(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2000) (the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act), during a traffic stop. Murphy was given a "Notice of…
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