Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Alton HODGES, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-05-14
Citations: 694 So. 2d 820
Docket Number: No. 95-4434
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Alton HODGES, Appellee.
Judges: STONE, POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 694
Pages: 820–821

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Alton HODGES, Appellee.
No. 95-4434.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
May 14, 1997.
Rehearing and Clarification Denied June 20, 1997.
Robert A Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joan Fowler, Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Peter D. Lent, Fort Lauderdale, for appel-lee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The issue in this appeal is identical to that in State v. Powelson, 680 So.2d 1089 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). The state appeals an order dismissing a forfeiture proceeding on double jeopardy grounds. We said in Powelson:
"In light of the recent United States Supreme Court decision in United States v. Ursery, — U.S. -, 116 S.Ct. 2135, 135 L.Ed.2d 549 (1996), we reverse the trial court's granting of Defendant's mo tion 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)."
680 So.2d at 1089-1090.
REVERSED.
STONE, POLEN and FARMER, JJ., concur.