Legal Opinion
City of Cape Coral v. Burgess
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 20, 1992No. 91-01368PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
The City of Cape Coral appeals a circuit court order denying its petition for forfeiture of a 1986 Pontiac Firebird. We reverse.
The Pontiac currently is the property of appellee Terry Burgess. On July 13, 1990, a Cape Coral police officer observed Burgess sitting in the parked Pontiac holding a plastic bag of cocaine. Burgess entered a no contest plea to felony possession charges and was placed on probation. During the course of the criminal prosecution the city instituted forfeiture proceedings against the automobile.
The order being appealed declares that Burgess “was punished for the…
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