After being stopped for a traffic infraction, Velez' car was searched by police, who found nearly $500,000 in a suitcase. Velez told police that the money had been given to him by someone he did not know. Police began forfeiture proceedings, and Velez sought a preliminary hearing but was denied standing because he could not produce evidence that he lawfully owned the money. The Third District Court agreed. Velez alleges that this issue of standing at a preliminary hearing in the Third District is in conflict with the standing requirement in the Fourth District.