Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan Benito CASTRO, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1996No. 95-50480PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:
OVERVIEW
Juan Benito Castro interlocutorily appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dismiss the Third Superseding Indictment. Castro contends that his criminal prosecution for drug-related offenses would violate the Fifth Amendment’s Double Jeopardy Clause because jeopardy attached in the prior administrative forfeiture of his property. We have jurisdiction to hear Castro’s interlocutory appeal, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. See United States v. Chick, 61 F.3d 682, 685 (9th Cir.), petition for cert. filed, 64 U.S.L.W. 3417 (U.S. Nov. 29, 1995) (No. 95-858).…
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