Legal Opinion
United States v. Ferris Alexander
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1994No. 90-5417PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Ferris Alexander’s appeal comes before us again on remand from the United States Supreme Court to analyze, under the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of excessive fines, the forfeiture of Alexander’s property pursuant to the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1963(a)(2)(A) and (D), § 1963(a)(1), (3). After briefing, oral argument, and careful study once again of the district court’s forfeiture order, we consider it appropriate to remand to the district court for further proceedings.
In our earlier opinion in this case we affirmed…
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