Salazar v. In re Forfeiture of $182,289.00 in U.S. Currency, 728 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999).
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Salazar v. In re Forfeiture of $182,289.00 in U.S. Currency, 728 So. 2d 276 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999). Book View Copy Cite
Felipe SALAZAR
v.
In re FORFEITURE OF $182,289.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY
No. 98-1782.
District Court of Appeal of Florida.
Feb 3, 1999.
728 So. 2d 276
Clayton R. Kaeiser, Miami, for appellant., Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney, and Israel Reyes, Assistant State Attorney; Robert S. Glazier, Miami, for appellee.
Fletcher, Jorgenson, Levy.
Cited by 8 opinions  |  Published
PER CURIAM.

Felipe Salazar appeals a nonfinal order finding that he lacks standing to challenge an adversarial preliminary hearing in a civil forfeiture action. For the following reasons, we affirm.

After the police seized the property, Salazar signed a sworn statement relinquishing all rights, title, and interest in the property. However, in an effort to establish standing at the preliminary hearing, Salazar merely stated, “Yes, it was my [property].” This conelu-sory statement did nothing to overcome the legal effect of Salazar’s relinquishment of rights and was insufficient to establish standing. See § 932.701(2)(e), Fla. Stat. (1997); Jaramillo v. City of Coral Gables, 719 So.2d 376 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998); Munoz v. City of Coral Gables, 695 So.2d 1283 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).

Affirmed.