Legal Opinion

United States v. Search of Music City Marketing, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided May 12, 2000No. 99-5260PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

In June of 1998 United States Customs Agents executed a warrant to search the premises of Music City Marketing (“Music City”) for drug paraphernalia; seizing various merchandise that they believed qualified as such in the process. Music City filed a motion in the district court for the return of the seized property pursuant to Fed.R.Crim.P. 41(e). After conducting a hearing, the court found the majority of the seized items were drug paraphernalia and thus contraband. As a result, the court denied plaintiffs motion with respect to those items. Music City appealed,…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Posters 'N' Things, Ltd. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. United States v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. $8,050.00 in U.S. Currency v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2004
  5. United States v. Approximately 64,695 Pounds of Shark FinsDistrict Court, S.D. California · 2005

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