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Bolden v. State

Citations

  • 875 So. 2d 780
  • 2004 WL 1388747

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  • explaining that “the applicable procedure is similar to the procedure for the consideration of a motion for postconviction relief”
  • noting that if motion for return of personal property is facially sufficient, trial court may order State to respond to motion or hold an evidentiary hearing
  • observing that when a defendant “seeks the return of seized property as the true owner, the applicable procedure is similar to the procedure for the consideration of a motion for postconviction relief.”
  • “At the evi-dentiary hearing, the trial court must first ascertain whether the property was confiscated by a law enforcement agency in connection with a criminal prosecution and whether the property is still in the agency’s possession.”
  • “When a trial court assumes jurisdiction over criminal charges, it has inherent authority to assist the true owner in the recovery of property that has been seized from the defendant,” including when the defendant seeks return of seized property
  • a facially sufficient motion for return of property must specifically describe the property at issue, and must allege that the property was his personal property, was not the fruit of criminal activity, and was not being held as evidence

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Judges: Wallace

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