Legal Opinion
United States v. Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1987No. Nos. 86-5025, 86-5050 and 86-5069PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
These three cases, consolidated for purposes of appeal, present important issues respecting the forfeiture provisions of the Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984, ch. 3, Pub.L. No. 98-473, §§ 301 et seq., 98 Stat.1976 (1984) (the Act) (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1963 (RICO) and 21 U.S.C. §§ 848, 853 (CCE)).
In two of the cases, Nos. 86-5069 and 86-5050, the government appeals district court orders exempting legitimately contracted attorney fees from forfeiture; in the third case, No. 86-5025, the defendant appeals his conviction on the basis that pre-trial…
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