Legal Opinion
United States v. One Lincoln Navigator 1998, Freddie Bearden Wanda Breedlove Andrews, Claimants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2003No. 02-3177PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
The United States seized the 1998 Lincoln Navigator used by Eric Austin in distributing crack cocaine and commenced this civil action to forfeit the vehicle under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(4) and (j). Freddie Bearden, Austin’s grandmother, and Wanda Breedlove Andrews, Austin’s mother, then filed claims contesting the forfeiture on the ground that each is an innocent owner of the Navigator. See 18 U.S.C. § 983(a)(4) & (d). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the United States, concluding that neither Bearden nor Andrews has standing to contest the forfeiture.…
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