Legal Opinion
United States v. $250,000 in United States Currency, (Two Cases) Appeal of Amador Rodriguez-Ramos (Two Cases)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 9, 1987No. 85-1008, 85-1045PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a civil forfeiture action under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The United States sought forfeiture of $250,000 that Amador Rodriguez-Ramos had posted as bail pending his appeal from a criminal conviction under federal drug laws. The United States alleged that it had probable cause to believe that the bail money was derived from illegal drug transactions. Amador Rodriguez-Ramos and his attorneys, Michael Guinan and Scott Kalisch, answered the government’s complaint. 1 After a bench trial, at which only the government presented evidence, the district…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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3Cited by143 opinions
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