Legal Opinion
Smith v. Caggiano
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 24, 1986No. 86-95PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
496 So.2d 853 (1986)
Robert L. SMITH, As Chief of Police of the City of Tampa Police Department, Appellant,
v.
Louis CAGGIANO, Appellee.
No. 86-95.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
September 24, 1986.
Rehearing Denied October 30, 1986.
George F. Grawe, Jr., Asst. City Atty., Tampa, for appellant.
Henry Gonzalez, Tampa, for appellee.
LEHAN, Judge.
The city of Tampa appeals from an order denying the forfeiture of a 1981 Cadillac. We reverse.
The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act defines contraband to include "[a]ny ... vehicle ... which has been or is actually employed as an…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Duckham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- City of St. Petersburg Beach v. JewellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- One 1976 Dodge Van v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
- In re Forfeiture of One 1979 Ford V.I.N. 9G87F167035District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
3Cited by4 opinions
- City of Edgewood v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Brooks v. GillumDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
- Martinez v. HeinrichDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- State ex rel. City of Lake Alfred v. StrineDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988