Lamar v. Bergeron

ORFINGER, Chief Judge.

The issue on appeal is whether an operable short-barreled shotgun, the possession or ownership of which is a third-degree felony (section 790.221, Florida Statutes, [1981]), is “contraband” under section 932.701(2)(e), Florida Statutes (1981), so as to cause the forfeiture of the pick-up truck in which that short-barreled shotgun is transported, carried, concealed, possessed, etc. § 932.702, Florida Statutes (1981).1

Under the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, “contraband,” as pertinent here, is defined in section 932.701(2)(e) as:

Any personal property, including but not…