Legal Opinion
In Re Seizure Warrant. Appeal of Cyril Onwuasoanya
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 9, 1987No. 87-3022PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.
2Per curiam
Appellant seeks review of a district court decision denying his request for return of property seized under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6) (1982). Because appellant cannot obtain relief under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure in a civil forfeiture case, we dismiss the appeal.
In the district court, the government sought a seizure warrant from a magistrate pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6). The government requested a warrant in order to seize the contents of appellant’s bank account which, allegedly, were used for illegal drug trafficking. Under section…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- DiBella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Eight Thousand Eight Hundred & Fifty DollarsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Luther R. Wilson, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Patricia Ann Wright, United States of America v. Shirley Ann Boyd, A/K/A Kim, A/K/A LisaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United States v. $39,000 in Canadian CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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4Cited by23 opinions
- United States v. Dennis Edward EliasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- United States of America, Alice Harris, Claimant/appellant v. U.S. Currency, $83,310.78Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Jim Floyd v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Nigel O. PriceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- In Re Search and Seizure, Al James HarperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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