Felix Medero-Garcia vs Sheriff Darnell

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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D18-5259 _____________________________ FELIX MEDERO-GARCIA, Appellant, v. SHERIFF DARNELL, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. Monica J. Brasington, Judge. December 27, 2019 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. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________ 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. 2

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