Legal Opinion

United States v. Barbara Imogene Morgan, Claimant-Appellant, and Charles T. Morgan

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 17, 2000No. 96-2588PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WIDENER wrote the opinion, in which Senior Judge PHILLIPS joined.

OPINION

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

The present case arises from an application of 21 U.S.C. § 853, which provides for the forfeiture of substitute property when the government is unable to satisfy a judgment in its favor from the defendant’s assets that constituted or were derived from the proceeds of criminal activity. The district court interpreted the third-party provision of the statute, which prohibits the government from forfeiting assets in which a third party had a property interest, to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. United States v. ReckmeyerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
  3. United States v. One 1945 Douglas C-54 (Dc-4) Aircraft, Serial Number 22186. Appeal of J. Michael StumpffCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
  4. United States v. Vincent Jay LetterloughCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Richard J. Lester, and Sheila Lester, Petitioner-Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Jackson C. O'dell, Iii, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
  2. Barbara Pacheco, United States of America v. John Serendensky, A/K/A John Vitolano, Joseph Foti & Guy FotiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  3. United States v. Renee Hooper Michelle Ralph, Dana M. Hooper Paul William RalphCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  4. In Re: Leland M. Bryson, Claimant-Appellant. United States of America v. William M. Bryson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
  5. United States v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2011

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