Legal Opinion
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Charles
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 23, 1992No. 92-264PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. SHARP, Judge.
The Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles appeals from an order entered after an adversary preliminary hearing which found the Department failed to adduce sufficient evidence to prove probable cause that $39,390 in United States currency was intended to be used to buy contraband. It also dismissed the Department’s petition for a rule to show cause and for a final judgment of forfeiture, which the Department had filed to commence these proceedings. We think the Department adequately showed probable cause and its petition, which tracked the proofs offered at the hearing,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Department of Law Enf. v. Real PropertySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- In Re App. 48,900 Dollars in US CurrencyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Stipp v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Lobo v. Metro-Dade Police Dept.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Daniels v. CochranDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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- STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. JonesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Albury v. City of North PortDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- DEPT. OF HWY. SAFETY & M. VEH. v. CharlesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992