Legal Opinion
United States v. $148,840.00 in United States Currency
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2008No. 07-2142PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
In this civil in rem action, the United States seeks the forfeiture of $148,840 in United States currency discovered in the trunk of a rental car driven by claimant David Austin after Austin was stopped by police for speeding. The government commenced the action under 21 U.S.C. § 881(a)(6), which authorizes the forfeiture of currency: (1) furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for a controlled substance, (2) traceable to a controlled substance exchange, or (3) used or intended to be used to facilitate a violation of the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”).…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. RylanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. $191,910.00 in U.S. Currency, Bruce R. Morgan, Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. $38,000.00 in United States Currency, David English and Michael William English, Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- United States v. Rodriguez-AguirreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
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3Cited by72 opinions
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