Legal Opinion
United States v. Noriega
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided June 14, 1990No. 88-79-CRPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER SETTING CAUSE FOR HEARING ON DEFENDANT’S FROZEN ASSETS
HOEVELER, District Judge.
THIS CAUSE is before the Court on the several motions of counsel for Defendant Manuel Noriega relating to the freezing of his assets either by or at the request of the United States government.
The precise issue before the Court is whether the government may deprive a criminal defendant of his only assets available for attorneys’ fees without any showing that the assets are connected to illegal activity, and without affording the defendant any opportunity to contest the seizure. Unless the constitutional…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
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