Legal Opinion

United States v. Wallace

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 28, 2004No. 03-30728PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Randall Wallace (Wallace) appeals the forfeiture of his airplane pursuant to his guilty-plea conviction for operation of an unregistered aircraft. We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

On May 28, 2001, Wallace was met by local sheriffs department officers after arriving at the Springhill, Louisiana airport in his Cessna airplane. The local officers intercepted Wallace at the request of United States Customs Service agents, who had been investigating Wallace on suspicion of transporting illegal drugs. Wallace was arrested for possession of a concealed weapon, but was…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. BajakajianSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. American International Specialty Lines Insurance v. Canal Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
  3. United States v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
  4. United States v. Lot Numbered One (1) of the Lavaland AnnexCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001

3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. United States v. CheesemanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  4. Jesus Pimentel v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2020
  5. In re WylyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2016

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