Legal Opinion
United States v. $47,875.00 in United States Currency, Wardell A. Lucas and Maggie J. (Jo) Lucas, Claimants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1984No. 83-1431PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of forfeiture, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), of $47,875 in United States currency. Claimants, Warded A. and Maggie J. Lucas, contend that they are the innocent owners of $32,500 of the forfeited money and that the district court erred in imposing an affirmative duty upon them to prevent the proscribed use of their money. 1 We need not decide this issue, however, because claimants have not established that they are “owners” for section 881(a)(6) purposes, and therefore they cannot contest the forfeiture.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Coastal Plains Development Corp. v. Micrea, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1978
- United States v. One 1973 Buick Riviera Automobile, Vin 4y87u3h548756, James T. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Ayco Development Corp. v. G. E. T. Service Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by47 opinions
- United States v. Four Million, Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand, Etc., United States of America v. Three Million, Six Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- United States v. ReckmeyerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. $38,570 U.S. Currency, Francisco Flores, Jr., Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Antonia Campos, Jose Campos, Milk-O-Mat, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. $321,470.00, United States Currency, Appeal of Michael Cambeletta, Movant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
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