Case Name: Habby Pierre KHAWLY, Appellant, v. MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPT., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2003-12-03
Citations: 860 So. 2d 1019
Docket Number: No. 3D03-959
Parties: Habby Pierre KHAWLY, Appellant, v. MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPT., Appellee.
Judges: Before COPE, LEVY, and SHEVIN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 860
Pages: 1019–1019

Head Matter:
Habby Pierre KHAWLY, Appellant, v. MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPT., Appellee.
No. 3D03-959.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 3, 2003.
Ronald S. Lowy, Miami Beach, for appellant.
Roberto E. Fiallo and Robert Knabe, for appellee.
Before COPE, LEVY, and SHEVIN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The finding of the trial court that Petitioner, Habby Pierre Khawly, lacked standing, was made without a full, eviden-tiary hearing on the issue of standing. See Office of the State Attorney v. Jimenez, 845 So.2d 914 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003)("The inquiry on standing is simply to determine whether the claimant has shown an ownership interest such that he is entitled to be heard in the forfeiture proceeding."); Vasquez v. State, 777 So.2d 1200, 1202 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001)(A .claimant should not have to prove her or his case to establish standing to contest a forfeiture.). Accordingly, we reverse the matter and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.
Reversed and remanded.