C.W.'s assertion that judges treat inadmissible evidence the same as juries is misplaced. We deem Barnes v. State, 589 So.2d 988 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991), and other authority relied on by C.W., inapposite here, as the evidence was not presented to a jury. Clearly, judges are in a better position to discard contested evidence.
The most obvious error being the introduction and reliance on multiple level hearsay evidence. See, e.g., Barnes v. State, 589 So.2d 988 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991). Both the order of forfeiture below and the majority opinion rely on the hearsay evidence to find a nexus between the money and illegal drug activity.