Brown v. City of Miami

SCHWARTZ, Judge.

Robert Brown was driving a Lincoln Continental registered in the name of “Robert Brown or Mae Frances Brown” when it was stopped and a kilo of cocaine was seized from the back seat by Miami police officers. At trial, and on this appeal from a final judgment of forfeiture, Mrs. Brown has contended that her interest in the vehicle should not be forfeited because she was unaware of the criminal purpose for which it was employed. See Griffis v. State, 356 So.2d 297 (Fla.1978); In re 36' Uniflite, the “Pioneer I,” Registration No. FL 7894 AH, 398 So.2d 457 (Fla. 5th DCA 1981), and…