Grigioni v. Maitland Police Department

SHARP, Judge.

Grigioni appeals from a judgment of forfeiture1 which terminated his ownership interest in his 1984 Pontiac Trans Am in favor of the City of Maitland Police Department. The basis for the forfeiture in this case required a finding by the trial court that the automobile was “employed as an instrumentality in the commission of, or in aiding or abetting in the commission of, any felony.’’2 The claimed felonies Gri-gioni allegedly committed were attempted murder or aggravated assault.

However, the record in this case fails to establish any connection between the claimed victim of the…