United States v. United States Coin & Currency

Mr. Justice White,

with whom The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stewart, and Mr. Justice Blackmun join, dissenting.

I

None of Angelinas rights under the Fifth Amendment were violated when this forfeiture proceeding was begun and concluded in the District Court. In violation of the Internal Revenue Code, Angelini had failed to register as a gambler and to pay the related gambling tax; he *731was subject to criminal penalties for the default; and United States v. Kahriger, 345 U. S. 22 (1953), and Lewis v. United States, 348 U. S. 419 (1955), had specifically held that the statutory obligation to file and…