Legal Opinion
Griffis v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 2, 1978No. 51011PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
356 So.2d 297 (1978)
Elbert Bryan GRIFFIS, III, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 51011.
Supreme Court of Florida.
March 2, 1978.
Kenneth C. Howell of Thompson, Wadsworth, Messer, Turner & Rhodes, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Patti Englander, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
KARL, Justice.
We have for review on direct appeal a final judgment ordering forfeiture to the State of a seized motor vehicle. The final judgment, entered by the Circuit Court in and for Suwannee County, expressly upheld the constitutionality of Sections 943.41 through…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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