Medero-Garcia v. Darnell

Full title: FELIX MEDERO-GARCIA, Appellant, v. SHERIFF DARNELL, Appellee.

Court: FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Date published: Dec 27, 2019

286 So. 3d 947 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2019)

Opinion

No. 1D18-5259

12-27-2019

Felix MEDERO-GARCIA, Appellant, v. Sheriff DARNELL, Appellee.

Roy J. Kahn of Roy J. Kahn, P.A., Miami, for Appellant. Cynthia M. Weygant of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Gainesville, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

Roy J. Kahn of Roy J. Kahn, P.A., Miami, for Appellant.

Cynthia M. Weygant of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, Gainesville, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.

AFFIRMED . See Hudson v. City of Sunrise , 237 So. 3d 1031, 1034-35 (4th DCA 2018) (alleged claimants must prove bona fide ownership of seized property in order to have standing in a forfeiture proceeding, citing §§ 932.701(2)(g)-(h) and 932.704, Fla. Stat.); Velez v. Miami–Dade Cty. Police Dep't , 934 So. 2d 1162, 1166 (Fla. 2006) (recognizing that persons contesting a forfeiture must demonstrate a proprietary interest in the seized property that is subject to forfeiture).

Wolf, B.L. Thomas, and Osterhaus, JJ., concur.