Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Richard POWELSON, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1996-10-09
Citations: 680 So. 2d 1089
Docket Number: No. 95-4066
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Richard POWELSON, Appellee.
Judges: GUNTHER, C.J., and POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 680
Pages: 1089–1090

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Richard POWELSON, Appellee.
No. 95-4066.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Oct. 9, 1996.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Michael J. Rocque, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
In. light of the' recent United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Ursery, - U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 2135, 135 L.Ed.2d 549 (1996), we reverse the trial court's granting of Defendant's motion to dismiss. This forfeiture action under Florida's Contraband Forfeiture Act followed by a criminal proceeding does not violate the Double Jeopardy Clause. See id.; see also § 932.701-.707, Fla.Stat. (1995)."
GUNTHER, C.J., and POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.