Hales v. State ex rel. Florida Highway Patrol

DOWNEY, Judge.

This is a timely appeal from a final judgment of the Palm Beach County Circuit Court ordering forfeiture of a 1976 Ken-worth tractor truck.

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into truck theft, the Florida Highway Patrol notified appellants that they suspected a 1976 Kenworth tractor truck, registered to Brenda Hales, and an American trailer that it pulled had been stolen. The trailer was claimed by Brenda’s father, Hubert Hales. The units were impounded by the police and in due course this forfeiture proceeding was commenced.

The evidence adduced at the forfeiture hearing…