Legal Opinion
Patel v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 27, 2014No. 5D13-1065PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerger, J.
Satish B. Patel (“Patel”) appeals the trial court’s non-final order finding probable cause to support the State’s continued seizure of $142,815.27 in substitute assets pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act (“FCFA”).1 We have jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(C)(ii) (permitting review of non-final orders that determine “the right to immediate possession of property”); Munoz v. City of Coral Gables, 695 So.2d 1283, 1284 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).2 Patel argues that the evidence presented by the State at the adversarial preliminary hearing failed to establish any link between…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. UrserySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Holly v. AuldSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
- Various Items of Personal Property v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Larimore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
- McLaughlin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
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3Cited by5 opinions
- McNeil v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Sand Lake Hills Homeowners Ass'n v. BuschDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Agresta v. City of MaitlandDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Ospina Garrido v. Miami-Dade Police DepartmentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Sand Lake Hills v. BuschDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017