Legal Opinion

Boas v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided February 27, 1986No. Nos. 84-1107, 84-1560PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:

The government appeals the district court’s grants of summary judgment for *606appellees Peter Boas, Timothy Fuller, and Janet McCoy in two proceedings in which the right of the government to the forfeiture of a promissory note, an automobile, and a sum of money allegedly used in a drug smuggling operation were drawn in issue.

We affirm the denial of forfeiture of the automobile and the sum of money, but we reverse the denial of forfeiture of the note.

I

These two civil forfeiture cases stem from the August 1983 convictions of Peter Boas, Timothy Fuller and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Three Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars ($364,960.00) in United States CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. United States v. William C. FarrellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. United States v. One 1975 Ford F100 Pickup Truck Sn F10yuv83579Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  4. United States v. Robert Allen KempCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
  5. United States v. U.S. Currency $31,828Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  2. American Federation of Government Employees, Afl-Cio v. Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
  3. United States v. $95,945.18, United States Currency, Appeal of Carlton Lee BaxterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  4. United States v. $80,760.00 in U.S. CurrencyDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1991
  5. United States v. Mark Turner, IV James Spencer, Claimants-Appellants, One 1963 Chevrolet Corvette, Vin 30837s119534Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991

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