Legal Opinion
United States v. South Half of Lot 7 & Lot 8
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1989No. 88-2212PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSON, Senior District Judge.
The government appeals the order of the District Court, the Honorable Lyle E. Strom presiding, dismissing 13 separate forfeiture actions involving real property brought by the government pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1955(d). The District Court held that real property was not subject to forfeiture under section 1955(d) and that it was inconceivable that the government had authority under this law to seize real property as it had in these cases. We find that real property is excluded from the reach of section 1955(d) and that the procedure used to seize the real…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by11 opinions
- United States v. Premises Located at Route 13Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. South Half of Lot 7 & Lot 8, Block 14Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
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- United States v. Premises Located at Route 13Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Premises Located at Highway 13/5 Phil CampbellDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1990
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